fluidram, fluid dram, fluid drachm, drachm
(noun) a unit of capacity or volume in the apothecary system equal to one eighth of a fluid ounce
fluidram, fluid dram, fluid drachm, drachm
(noun) a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 60 minims or 3.5516 cubic centimeters
dram, drachm, drachma
(noun) a unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains
Source: WordNet® 3.1
drachm (plural drachms)
(units of measurement) A small unit of weight, variously:
Alternative form of dram: One sixteenth of an ounce avoirdupois (approximately 1.77 g).
(pharmacy) 1/8 ounce apothecary (3.89 g) (symbol: ℨ).
(historical, obsolete) Alternative form of dirhem: a small former Turkish weight (variously 1.5–3.5 g).
(historical, obsolete) Alternative form of drachma: a small former Greek weight (about 4.3 g).
(obsolete) Alternative form of drachma: a Greek silver coin weighing one drachma.
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Source: Wiktionary
Drachm, n. Etym: [See Drachma.]
1. A drachma.
2. Same as Dram.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 May 2025
(adverb) at some indefinite or unstated time; “let’s get together sometime”; “everything has to end sometime”; “It was to be printed sometime later”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
