Dram
Word | DRAM |
Character | 4 |
Hyphenation | dram |
Pronunciations | /dɹæm/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Dram"
What do we mean by dram?
A unit of weight in the US Customary System equal to 1/16 of an ounce or 27.34 grains (1.77 grams). noun
A unit of apothecary weight equal to 1/8 of an ounce or 60 grains (3.89 grams). noun
A small draft. noun
A small amount; a bit. noun
To drink drams; indulge in the use of ardent spirits.
To give a dram or drams to; ply with drink.
To ascertain the fineness or size of by dram weight, as of a silk thread or yarn.
An abbreviation of dramatic and dramatist.
A unit of weight less than an ounce. noun
A small quantity. noun
As much liquid as is drunk at once; specifically, a drink of spirits: as, a dram of brandy. noun
A division (one twentieth) of a raft of staves. See crib, 13. noun
A weight; in Apothecaries' weight, one eighth part of an ounce, or sixty grains; in Avoirdupois weight, one sixteenth part of an ounce, or 27.34375 grains. noun
A minute quantity; a mite. noun
As much spirituous liquor as is usually drunk at once; ; hence, a potation or potion. noun
A Persian daric. noun
See under Fluid. noun
The currency of Greece in ancient times and again from 1832 until 2001, with the symbol ₯, since replaced by the euro.
A coin worth one drachma.
An Ancient Greek weight of about 66.5 grains, or 4.3 grams.
A later Greek weight equal to a gram.
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