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	TROY - Definition
		The troy ounce is supposed to have been brought from Cairo during the crusades.
		Troy weight when divided, the pound into 12 ounces, the ounce into 8 drams, the dram into 3 scruples, and the scruple into 20 grains, is called apothecaries' weight, used in weighing medicines, etc.
		In the standard weights of the United States, the troy ounce is divided decimally down to the 1/10000 part.
	www.hyperdictionary.com /dictionary/troy (220 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Troy ounce
		The troy ounce is the only ounce used in the pricing of precious metals, such as gold and silver, and this is the only remaining use of the troy ounce.
		In troy weight, there are 12 ounces in a pound, rather than 16 in the more-common avoirdupois system.
		It would be for their convenience, then, to suppress the pound and ounce troy, and the drachm and quarter avoirdupois; and to form into one series the avoirdupois pound and ounce, and the troy pennyweight and grain.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Troy-ounce (436 words)

	Blue Nile - Glossary
		Troy weight uses grains, pennyweights, ounces and pounds.
		The Troy ounce and pound are not the same as the US ounce and pound.
		There are 480 grains to a Troy ounce, and 12 Troy ounces to a Troy pound.
	www.bluenile.com /glossary.asp?word=troyweight (53 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal
		Troy weight is a system of units of mass customarily used for precious metals, fl powder, and gemstones.
		Although the troy was known to exist in medieval times, it was not until 1758 that it was established as the standard unit from which other weights derived.
		The standard troy was adopted as being the weight of a cubic inch of distilled water, 252.458 grains, when the temperature was 62 degrees Fahrenheit and the barometric pressure 30 inches.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Troy_weight (391 words)

	troy weight
		Grain for grain, ounce for ounce, and pound for pound, troy weight is the same as apothecaries' weight, but it is subdivided differently.
		The troy grain is the same as the avoirdupois grain.
		In the United States, troy weight remains legal, and in fact in 1982 guidance for its use was added to the Uniform Regulation for the Method of Sale of Commodities, model legislation proposed for adoption by individual states by the National Conference on Weights and Measures.
	www.sizes.com /units/troy_weight.htm (313 words)

	Weights - Weights and Measures - Skills Resources - Manuscripts & Special Collections- The University of Nottingham
		However, many commodities were sold according to their volume or capacity, rather than according to their weight.
		Use of the Troy pound was abolished by the Weights and Measures Act of 1878, but the Troy ounce is still used to measure precious metals and stones.
		This was a version of Troy weight, used by apothecaries or pharmacists to measure out their powders.
	www.nottingham.ac.uk /mss/online/skills/measures/weights.phtml (494 words)

	Troy Weight — Infoplease.com
		) The general notion that the word is from Troyes, a town of France, and that the weight was brought to Europe from Grand Cairo by crusaders, is wholly untenable, as the term Troy Weight was used in England in the reign of Edward the Confessor.
		Troy weight is old London weight, and Avoirdupois the weight brought over by the Normans.
		Troy Weight - Troy Weight means “London weight.” London used to be called Troy-novant.
	www.infoplease.com /dictionary/brewers/troy-weight.html (189 words)

	Search Results for "troy"
		...A system of units of weight in which the grain is the same as in the avoirdupois system and the pound contains 12 ounces, 240 pennyweights, or 5,760 grains....
		Middle English, from Latin Troinus, from Troia, Troy, from Greek, from...
		A unit of troy weight equal to 24 grains, 1/20 of a troy ounce or approximately 1.555 grams....
	www.bartleby.com /cgi-bin/texis/webinator/sitesearch?FILTER=col61&x=10&y=12&query=troy (251 words)

	troy weight
		a system of weights in use for precious metals and gems (formerly also for bread, grain, etc.): 24 grains = 1 pennyweight (1.555 grams); 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (31.103 grams); 12 ounces = 1 pound (0.373 kilogram).
		The grain, ounce, and pound are the same as in apothecaries' weight, the grain alone being the same as in avoirdupois weight.
		The troy pound is no longer a standard weight in Great Britain.
	www.infoplease.com /ipd/A0703473.html (97 words)

	Third report of the Commissioners appointed to inquire into the condition of the Exchequer (now Board of Trade) ...
		Only 8 counties and 13 cities and towns have legal copies of the official Troy standards and only 2 counties and 5 cities/towns copies of the decimal bullion standards.
		It is not felt therefore that its use is widespread however a period of 10 years should be permitted to allow the internal operation of manufacturers and workshops to continue to use them.
		Anywhere in legislation where the Troy weight is cited it should be replaced by the nearest metric equivalent.
	www.bopcris.ac.uk /bopall/ref4647.html (268 words)

	Novelty Items 1
		The finials are a pair of ivory rams' heads facing away from each other which one sees in that remarkable post World War II 1950s architecture in the buildings in London.
		A pair of Gorham hand decorated floral repousse large master salts with a combined weight of 5.12 troy ounces.
		Although usually light weight they are always well made and beautifully designed.
	www.silverperfect.com /Inventory/noveltyitems1.html (1303 words)

	Rare Hollowware 1
		The first example was made in response to the Columbian Expo in 1893 and bears the date mark for that year.
		Wonderful condition and patina and decorated with art nouveau irises on the body against a background of chasing to indicate movement.
		Note: 26 troy ounces is an enormous weight for a small coffee pot such as this.
	www.silverperfect.com /Inventory/rarehollowware1.html (1467 words)

	Hollowware 1
		A hand chased Jenkins and Jenkins coffee pot measuring 8 1/2" tall and weighing 18.10 troy ounces.
		A pair of hand chased sterling silver candlesticks with weighted bases chased with cherubs, scrolls and flowers.
		Hallmarked for Sheffield 1817 Hallmarked for Sheffield 1817; maker S.C. Younge and Co. Weight 30 troy ounces combined.
	www.silverperfect.com /Inventory/hollowware1.html (1013 words)

	Troy Olympic Weight Plates B0-Plate
		All weight plates below are sold in pairs.
		we cannot accept orders for weight plates outside of the 48 states
		Be wary of other websites advertising very low prices for their weight plates.
	troybarbell.ericsgym.com /olympicweightplates/black/index.htm (211 words)

	Troy Weight — FactMonster.com
		) The general notion that the word is from Troyes, a town of France, and that the weight was brought to Europe from Grand Cairo by crusaders, is wholly untenable, as the term Troy Weight was used in England in the reign of Edward the Confessor.
		Troy weight is old London weight, and Avoirdupois the weight brought over by the Normans.
		Troy Weight - Troy Weight means “London weight.” London used to be called Troy-novant.
	www.factmonster.com /dictionary/brewers/troy-weight.html (191 words)

	Troy weight - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Troy weight is a system of units of mass customarily used for precious metals, fl powder, and gemstones.
		The troy ounce is the only ounce used in the pricing of precious metals, such as gold, platinum, and silver, and this is the only remaining use of the troy ounce.
		The troy system was the basis for the pre-decimalisation British system of coinage introduced by King Henry II, in which the penny was literally one pennyweight of silver.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Troy_weight (278 words)

	Troy weight (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Troy weight is a system of unitss of mass customarily used for precious metals and gemstones.
		1 troy ounce is defined as exactly 480 grains, where 1 grain is exactly 64.79891 milligrams, hence 1 troy ounce is exactly 31.1034768 gramss.
		Note: The troy ounce is about 10% more than the more common ounce defined by the avoirdupois system of mass, which is 28.3 g.
	bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/t/tr/troy_weight.html (169 words)

	Avoirdupois and Troy Weight Systems Tables
		The unit weight is the pound and is equivalent to 16 ounces.
		weight is a system of measurement for precious metals, precious stones etc. where a pound is equivalent to 12 ounces.
		The name, "Troy," is derived from Troyes, France, the city where the system was first used.
	www.ccsilver.com /articles/weighttable1.html (69 words)

	troy - definition by dict.die.net
		Troy weight, the weight which gold and silver, jewels, and the like, are weighed.
		In this weight the pound is divided into 12 ounces, the ounce into 20 pennyweights, and the pennyweight into 24 grains; hence, the troy ounce contains 480 grains, and the troy pound contains 5760 grains.
		Troy weight when divided, the pound into 12 ounces, the ounce into 8 drams, the dram into 3 scruples, and the scruple into 20 grains, is called apothecaries' weight, used in weighing medicines, etc. In the standard weights of the United States, the troy ounce is divided decimally down to the 1/10000 part.
	dict.die.net /troy (213 words)

	Troy (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Troy weight, a system of measurements for weight and mass commonly used in describing the "size" of precious metals and gemstones
		Troy Donahue, an American actor and teen idol who died in 2001
		Troy Polamalu, a strong safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Troy_(disambiguation) (202 words)

	Bin's On-Line Dictionary (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Troy weight, the weight which gold and silver, jewels, and the like, are weighed.
		In this weight the pound is divided into 12 ounces, the ounce into 20 pennyweights, and the pennyweight into 24 grains; hence, the troy ounce contains 480 grains, and the troy pound contains 5760 grains.
		Troy weight when divided, the pound into 12 ounces, the ounce into 8 drams, the dram into 3 scruples, and the scruple into 20 grains, is called apothecaries' weight, used in weighing medicines, etc. In the standard weights of the United States, the troy ounce is divided decimally down to the 1/10000 part.
	language.bin.org /ref/dict/?t=troy (212 words)

	Weight vs. Mass; What's the Difference?
		Even when weight is limited to its definition as a force, it is normally limited to a particular kind of force due to the attraction of gravity.
		Thus the SI unit of the quantity weight used in this sense is the kilogram (kg) and the verb "to weigh" means "to determine the mass of" or "to have a mass of".
		The fact of the matter is, we use "weight" in ordinary English to include both mass (the too, too solid flesh) and the force the earth's gravity exerts on that mass (the weight on your feet).
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/Gene_Nygaard/weight.htm (4527 words)

	Weight values (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Troy Weight is used by jewellers and at the Mint.
		Apothecaries' Weight is used in prescribing and dispensing medicines, and in chemical and pharmaceutical operations generally.
		The denominations of apothecaries' weight are the pound, lb, = 12 ounces = 5,760 grains; the ounce, oj, = 8 drachms = 480 grains; the drachm, dj, = 3 scruples = 60 grains; the scruple, sj, = 20 grains; and the grain, gr.
	www.publicbookshelf.com /public_html/The_Household_Cyclopedia_of_General_Information/troyweigh_chi.html (204 words)

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