Dram (Noun)
Meaning 1
A unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains.
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
Examples
- The pharmacist carefully measured out a dram of the powdered medication into the small container.
- The recipe called for a dram of rosewater to be added to the mixture.
- In the old apothecary, the scales were calibrated to measure ingredients by the dram.
- The doctor prescribed a dram of laudanum to be taken three times a day.
- The herbalist sold her remedies by the dram, carefully packaging each small quantity in paper envelopes.
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Meaning 3
The basic unit of money in Armenia.
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.