Dram

dram, n. a contraction of Drachm ^th of an oz. avoirdupois formerly, with apothecaries, JJth of an oz. as much raw spirits as drunk at once. [Through Fr and L., irom Gr. dvachme (i) a small weight = 66 gr. (z) a coin = 9^1. dra omai, to grasp; a handful, a pinch.] Drama, drain'a or dra'ma, «. a representation of actions in human life a series of deeply mtereating events a composition intended to be represented 011 the stage diamatic literature, — [L.—Ur. drama, dramatos drab, to do.] Dramatic, dra-mat'ik, Dramatical, dra-mat'ik-al, adj. belonging to the drama, appropriate to or the form of a drama adv. Dramatically Dramatise, diam'a-tl/. v to compose in or turn into the form of a drama or play. [Gr drama tizd. See Drama Dramatist, drnm'u-tist, n a writer of plays, Drank, drangk — tense of Drink Drape, drip, v to cover with cloth, [Fr. drap cloth. From a Teut. root.)