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Ream \Ream\, n. [AS. re['a]m, akin to G. rahm.]

Cream; also, the cream or froth on ale. [Scot.]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

 

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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

 

Ream \Ream\, v. t. [Cf. Reim.]

To stretch out; to draw out into thongs, threads, or filaments.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

 

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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

 

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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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