01 n. Cream; also, the cream or froth on ale.
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Cream; also, the cream or froth on ale.[Scot.]
Entry
5 senses · 5 variants
Webster, 1913
Ream
/(rēm)/
· IPA /ɹiːm/
02 v. i. To cream; to mantle.
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To cream; to mantle.[Scot.]“A huge pewter measuring pot which, in the language of the hostess, reamed with excellent claret.” — Sir W. Scott.
03 v. t. To stretch out; to draw out into thongs, threads, or filaments.
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To stretch out; to draw out into thongs, threads, or filaments.
04 n. A bundle, package, or quantity of paper, usually consisting of twenty quires or 480 sheets.
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A bundle, package, or quantity of paper, usually consisting of twenty quires or 480 sheets.
Phrases & compounds
Printer's ream —
twenty-one and a half quires. [Eng.] A common practice is now to count five hundred sheets to the ream.
05 v. t. 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.
imp. & p. p.
Reamed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Reaming
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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.