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Ream v. i. To cream; to mantle. (Scot.) "A huge pewter measuring pot which, in the language of the hostess, reamed with excellent claret."

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... abroad, often seen at the tables of the great. The demi-philosophe-moderne-politico-legislativo-metaphysico-non-logico-grand philanthrope still scribbles, by the ream, pieces justificatives, projets de loi, and volumes of metaphysical sentiment, to be seen at the fair of Leipzig, or on ladies' tables. The greater bore, the courtisan propre, is still admired at little serene courts, ...

— Tales & Novels, Vol. IX - [Contents: Harrington; Thoughts on Bores; Ormond] • Maria Edgeworth

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Words linked to "Ream" : definite quantity, reamer, express, enlarge, take, take away, press out, large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity, extract