| n. | 1. | Cream; also, the cream or froth on ale. | |||
| v. i. | 1. | To cream; to mantle. | |||
| v. t. | 1. | To stretch out; to draw out into thongs, threads, or filaments. | |||
| n. | 1. | A bundle, package, or quantity of paper, usually consisting of twenty quires or 480 sheets.
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| v. t. | 1. | 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. | |||
| Noun | 1. | ream - a large quantity of written matter; "he wrote reams and reams" |
| 2. | ream - a quantity of paper; 480 or 500 sheets; one ream equals 20 quires | |
| Verb | 1. | ream - squeeze the juice out (of a fruit) with a reamer; "ream oranges" |
| 2. | ream - remove by making a hole with a reamer; "ream paper" | |
| 3. | ream - enlarge with a reamer; "ream a hole" |
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