Dram

Pronunciation

• IPA: /dɹæm/
• Rhymes: -æm

From Old French dragme, from Late Latin dragma, from Ancient Greek δραχμή (drakhmē, "unit of weight, a handful"), from δράσσομαι (drassomai, "I hold, seize").

Alternative forms

• drachm, ℨ

Full definition of dram

Noun

1. A unit of weight avoirdupois,
1. (UK & US) 1/16 ounce avoirdupois.
2. (UK & US) 1.77 gram
2. A minute quantity; a mite.
• MiltonWere I the chooser, a dram of well-doing should be preferred before many times as much the forcible hindrance of evildoing.
3. A small quantity of a drink, especially an alcoholic drink.a dram of brandya dram of poison
4. A cart formerly used to haul coal in coal mines.
5. A Persian daric.

Synonyms

Derived terms

• angel's dram

Verb

1. (dated) To drink drams.
2. (dated) To ply with drams of drink.

From Armenian դրամ, from Middle Persian 𐭦𐭥𐭦𐭭, from Ancient Greek δραχμή ("unit of weight, a handful"), from δράσσομαι ("I hold, seize").

Noun

1. (currency) The currency of Armenia, divided into 100 luma.

Anagrams

• mard