dram.
A small unit of weight, variously:
Meaning & usage
A small unit of weight, variously: Alternative form of drachm (“One sixteenth of an ounce avoirdupois (1.77 g; symbol: ʒ)”).
A small unit of weight, variously: Alternative form of drachm (“One eighth of an ounce apothecary (3.89 g; symbol: ʒ)”).
A small unit of weight, variously: Synonym of dirhem: a former Turkish unit of weight (variously 1.5–3.5 g).
A small unit of weight, variously: Synonym of drachma: a former Greek unit of weight (about 4.3 g).
Any similarly minute quantity, (now particularly) a small amount of strong alcohol or poison.
a dram of brandy
A cart formerly used to haul coal in coal mines.
Synonym of drachma: a Greek silver coin weighing one drachma; other similar coins.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle English dragme /dramme, from Old French dragme, from Late Latin dragma, from Latin drachma, from Ancient Greek δραχμή (drakhmḗ, “unit of weight; a handful”). Doublet of drachma, diram, dirham, dirhem, and adarme.
To drink drams.
To ply with drams of drink.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle English dragme /dramme, from Old French dragme, from Late Latin dragma, from Latin drachma, from Ancient Greek δραχμή (drakhmḗ, “unit of weight; a handful”). Doublet of drachma, diram, dirham, dirhem, and adarme.
The currency of Armenia, divided into 100 luma.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Armenian դրամ (dram), from Middle Persian 𐭦𐭥𐭦𐭭 (ZWZN /drahm/), from Ancient Greek δραχμή (drakhmḗ, “unit of weight, a handful”), from δράσσομαι (drássomai, “to hold, seize”).
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