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.
check bellow for the other definitions of Dram and Mite
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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).
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Dram as a noun (now, _, particularly):
Any similarly minute quantity, a small amount of strong alcohol or poison.
Examples:
"a dram of brandy"
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Dram as a noun (historical):
A cart formerly used to haul coal in coal mines.
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Dram as a noun (obsolete):
a Greek silver coin weighing one drachma; other similar coins.
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Dram as a verb (dated, intransitive):
To drink drams.
Examples:
"rfquotek Johnson"
"rfquotek Thackeray"
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Dram as a verb (dated, transitive):
To ply with drams of drink.
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Dram as a noun (numismatics):
The currency of Armenia, divided into 100 luma.
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Mite as a noun:
A minute arachnid, of the order Acarina, of which there are many species.
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Mite as a noun:
A small coin formerly circulated in England, rated at about a third of a farthing.
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Mite as a noun:
A lepton, a small coin used in Palestine in the time of Christ.
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Mite as a noun:
A small weight; one twentieth of a grain.
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Mite as a noun:
Anything very small; a minute object; a very little quantity or particle
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Mite as a noun (colloquial, often used affectionately):
A small or naughty person, or one you take pity on; rascal
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Mite as a verb: