Definitions for dramdræm
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
dramdræm(n.)
a unit of apothecaries' weight, equal to 60 grains, or ? of an ounce (3.89 grams). 1/16 of an ounce in avoirdupois weight (27.34 grains; 1.77 grams).
Category: Weights and Measures
Ref: Abbr.: dr. 3 , dr 5
Category: Weights and Measures
Ref: fluid dram.
a small drink of liquor.
Category: Viniculture/Winemaking
a small amount of anything.
Origin of dram:
1400–50; dramme, var. of dragme < OF < LL dragma, L drachmadrachma
Princeton's WordNet
dram, drachm, drachma(noun)
a unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains
dram(noun)
1/16 ounce or 1.771 grams
dram(noun)
the basic unit of money in Armenia
Webster Dictionary
Dram(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
Dram(noun)
a minute quantity; a mite
Dram(noun)
as much spirituous liquor as is usually drunk at once; as, a dram of brandy; hence, a potation or potion; as, a dram of poison
Dram(noun)
a Persian daric
Dram(u)
to drink drams; to ply with drams
Translations for dram
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
drum(noun)
a musical instrument constructed of skin etc stretched on a round frame and beaten with a stick
He plays the drums.
- drom, tromAfrikaans
- طَبلArabic
- барабанBulgarian
- tamborPortuguese (BR)
- bubenCzech
- die TrommelGerman
- trommeDanish
- τύμπανοGreek
- tamborSpanish
- trummEstonian
- طبلFarsi
- rumpuFinnish
- tambourFrench
- תֹּףHebrew
- ढोलHindi
- bubanjCroatian
- dobHungarian
- genderangIndonesian
- tromma, trumbaIcelandic
- tamburoItalian
- ドラムJapanese
- 북Korean
- būgnasLithuanian
- bungasLatvian
- dramMalay
- tromDutch
- trommeNorwegian
- bębenPolish
- طبلهPersian
- طبلهPashto
- tamborPortuguese
- tobăRomanian
- барабанRussian
- bubonSlovak
- bobenSlovenian
- bubnjeviSerbian
- trummaSwedish
- กลองThai
- davul, trampetTurkish
- 鼓Chinese (Trad.)
- барабанUkrainian
- کھال وغیرہ منڈھ کر تیار کیا ہوا مخروطی یا نیم کروی ساز، ڈھولUrdu
- cái trốngVietnamese
- 鼓Chinese (Simp.)
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