drachm

¹ American  

[dram] / dræm /

noun

British.

1. a dram in apothecaries' and troy weights, and sometimes in avoirdupois weights.

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drachm ² American  

[dram] / dræm /

noun

1. drachma.

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drachm British  

/ dræm /

noun

1. Also called: fluid dram. one eighth of a fluid ounce

2. another name for dram

3. another name for drachma

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Etymology

Origin of drachm

Learned spelling of dram

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Example Sentences

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drachm

The government also lengthens the yard* and lightens the pound to conform to international standards, and in five years it will also abolish pennyweight, scruple and drachm.

From Time Magazine Archive

The ancient symbols for ounce and drachm are nearly alike, and fatal over doses have resulted.

From Time Magazine Archive

To Whiten the Nails.—Diluted sulphuric acid, 2 drachms; tincture of myrrh, 1 drachm; spring water, 4 ounces.

From The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society by Florence Hartley

Solanum 30 drops t. i. d., ordered; this dose was gradually increased to 1 fluid drachm t. i. d.

From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Edward Pollock Anshutz

Dissolve a drachm of lunar caustic, in half an ounce of pure cold water.

From The New England Cook Book, or Young Housekeeper's Guide Being a Collection of the Most Valuable Receipts; Embracing all the Various Branches of Cookery, and Written in a Minute and Methodical Manner by Anonymous

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