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Definition of Troy unit
1. Noun. Any of the unit of the troy system of weights.
Generic synonyms: Weight, Weight Unit
Group relationships: Troy, Troy Weight
Specialized synonyms: Grain, Pennyweight, Apothecaries' Ounce, Ounce, Troy Ounce, Apothecaries' Pound, Troy Pound
Group relationships: Troy, Troy Weight
Specialized synonyms: Grain, Pennyweight, Apothecaries' Ounce, Ounce, Troy Ounce, Apothecaries' Pound, Troy Pound
Lexicographical Neighbors of Troy Unit
Literary usage of Troy unit
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of the Bible: Comprising Its Antiquities, Biography, Geography by William Smith, Horatio Balch Hackett, Ezra Abbot (1872)
"... of Sixtieth Weight*. of Manch, On. Troy. Unit, 4.« Un'lET!'1 1 Dack, marked
II, wt. 329 80. 3552 820 3. ..."
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