mangelin

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Etymology

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Particularly: “"The word is Telegu maṇjāḷi; in Tamil maṇjāḍi, [from Skt. manju, 'beautiful']; the seed of the Adenanthera pavonina"”

Noun

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mangelin (plural mangelins)

  1. (India, obsolete or historical) A weight used to weigh precious stones, weighing more than a carat, usually 1¾ carats.
    • 1687, Jean de Thévenot, Archibald Lovell, The Travels Of Monsieur De Thevenot Into The Levant, volume 3, page 98:
      The chief weight of Diamonds, is the Mangelin; it weighs five Grains and three fifths, and the Carat weighs only four grains, and five Mangelins make seven Carats.

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