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Ream \Ream\, n. [AS. re['a]m, akin to G. rahm.]
Cream; also, the cream or froth on ale. [Scot.]
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Ream \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.
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Ream \Ream\, v. t. [Cf. Reim.]
To stretch out; to draw out into thongs, threads, or
filaments.
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Ream \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.
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Ream \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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