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Ream Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Ream? [n] a quantity of paper; 480 or 500 sheets; one ream equals 20 quires [n] a large quantity of written matter; "he wrote reams and reams" [v] enlarge with a reamer; "ream a hole" [v] remove by making a hole with a reamer; "ream paper" [v] squeeze the juice out (of a fruit) with a reamer; "ream oranges" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Ream: Related Terms \| Find terms related to Ream: See Also \| definite quantity \| enlarge \| express \| extract \| large indefinite amount \| large indefinite quantity \| press out \| quire \| remove \| take \| take away \| withdraw Ream In Webster's Dictionary \Ream\, n. [AS. re['a]m, akin to G. rahm.] Cream; also, the cream or froth on ale. [Scot.] \Ream\, v. i. To cream; to mantle. [Scot.] A huge pewter measuring pot which, in the language of the hostess, reamed with excellent claret. --Sir W. Scott. \Ream\, v. t. [Cf. {Reim}.] To stretch out; to draw out into thongs, threads, or filaments. \Ream\, n. [OE. reme, OF. rayme, F. rame (cf. Sp. resma), fr. Ar. rizma a bundle, especially of paper.] A bundle, package, or quantity of paper, usually consisting of twenty quires or 480 sheets. {Printer's ream}, twenty-one and a half quires. [Eng.] A common practice is now to count five hundred sheets to the ream. --Knight. \Ream\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reamed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reaming}.] [Cf. G. r["a]umen to remove, to clear away, fr. raum room. See {Room}.] To bevel out, as the mouth of a hole in wood or metal; in modern usage, to enlarge or dress out, as a hole, with a reamer.

Ream Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Ream?

[n] a quantity of paper; 480 or 500 sheets; one ream equals 20 quires
[n] a large quantity of written matter; "he wrote reams and reams"
[v] enlarge with a reamer; "ream a hole"
[v] remove by making a hole with a reamer; "ream paper"
[v] squeeze the juice out (of a fruit) with a reamer; "ream oranges"

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Ream In Webster's Dictionary

\Ream\, n. [AS. re['a]m, akin to G. rahm.]
Cream; also, the cream or froth on ale. [Scot.]


\Ream\, v. i.
To cream; to mantle. [Scot.]

      A huge pewter measuring pot which, in the language of
      the hostess, reamed with excellent claret. --Sir W.
                                               Scott.


\Ream\, v. t. [Cf. {Reim}.]
To stretch out; to draw out into thongs, threads, or
filaments.


\Ream\, n. [OE. reme, OF. rayme, F. rame (cf. Sp. resma),
fr. Ar. rizma a bundle, especially of paper.]
A bundle, package, or quantity of paper, usually consisting
of twenty quires or 480 sheets.



{Printer's ream}, twenty-one and a half quires. [Eng.] A
   common practice is now to count five hundred sheets to the
   ream. --Knight.


\Ream\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reamed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Reaming}.] [Cf. G. r["a]umen to remove, to clear away, fr.
raum room. See {Room}.]
To bevel out, as the mouth of a hole in wood or metal; in
modern usage, to enlarge or dress out, as a hole, with a
reamer.

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