Fluid dram

Fluid dram
Dram Dram (dr[a^]m), n. [OF. drame, F. drachme, L. drachma, drachm, drachma, fr. Gr. drachmh`, prop., a handful, fr. dra`ssesqai to grasp. Cf. {Drachm}, {Drachma}.] 1. 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. [1913 Webster]

2. A minute quantity; a mite. [1913 Webster]

Were I the chooser, a dram of well-doing should be preferred before many times as mush the forcible hindrance of evildoing. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

3. 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. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

4. (Numis.) A Persian daric. --Ezra ii. 69. [1913 Webster]

{Fluid dram}, or {Fluid drachm}. See under {Fluid}. [1913 Webster]


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  • fluid dram — [flo͞o′i dram΄] a unit of liquid measure, equal to 1/ 8 fluid ounce or 60 minims (3.6967 milliliters): abbrev. fl dr …   English World dictionary

  • fluid dram —    or fluidram (fl dr)    a unit of volume in the traditional apothecary system, equal to 1/8 fluid ounce. This unit is usually called the fluid dram or fluidram to avoid confusion with the weight dram. The U. S. fluid dram contains about 0.225… …   Dictionary of units of measurement

  • fluid dram — noun 1. a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 60 minims or 3.5516 cubic centimeters • Syn: ↑fluidram, ↑fluid drachm, ↑drachm • Hypernyms: ↑British capacity unit, ↑Imperial capacity unit • Part …   Useful english dictionary

  • fluid dram — flu′id dram′ n. wam the eighth part of a fluid ounce Abbr.: fl dr; Symbol:f 2) …   From formal English to slang

  • fluid dram — the eighth part of a fluid ounce. Abbr.: fl dr. Also, fluid drachm. * * * …   Universalium

  • fluid dram — or fluidram noun Date: circa 1860 a unit of liquid capacity equal to 1/8 fluid ounce see weight table …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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