The difference between Dram and Mite

When used as nouns, dram means a small unit of weight, variously: one sixteenth of an ounce avoirdupois (approximately 1.77 g). . : a former turkish unit of weight (variously 1.5–3.5 g). : a former greek unit of weight (about 4.3 g), whereas mite means a minute arachnid, of the order acarina, of which there are many species.


Dram is also verb with the meaning: to drink drams.

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  1. Dram as a noun (units of measurement):

    A small unit of weight, variously: One sixteenth of an ounce avoirdupois (approximately 1.77 g). . : a former Turkish unit of weight (variously 1.5–3.5 g). : a former Greek unit of weight (about 4.3 g).

  2. Dram as a noun (now, _, particularly):

    Any similarly minute quantity, a small amount of strong alcohol or poison.

    Examples:

    "a dram of brandy"

  3. Dram as a noun (historical):

    A cart formerly used to haul coal in coal mines.

  4. Dram as a noun (obsolete):

    a Greek silver coin weighing one drachma; other similar coins.

  1. Dram as a verb (dated, intransitive):

    To drink drams.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Johnson"

    "rfquotek Thackeray"

  2. Dram as a verb (dated, transitive):

    To ply with drams of drink.

  1. Dram as a noun (numismatics):

    The currency of Armenia, divided into 100 luma.

  1. Mite as a noun:

    A minute arachnid, of the order Acarina, of which there are many species.

  2. Mite as a noun:

    A small coin formerly circulated in England, rated at about a third of a farthing.

  3. Mite as a noun:

    A lepton, a small coin used in Palestine in the time of Christ.

  4. Mite as a noun:

    A small weight; one twentieth of a grain.

  5. Mite as a noun:

    Anything very small; a minute object; a very little quantity or particle

  6. Mite as a noun (colloquial, often used affectionately):

    A small or naughty person, or one you take pity on; rascal

  1. Mite as a verb:

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