·noun Cream; also, the cream or froth on ale.
II. Ream ·vt To stretch out; to draw out into thongs, threads, or filaments.
III. Ream ·vi To Cream; to Mantle.
IV. Ream ·noun A bundle, package, or quantity of paper, usually consisting of twenty quires or 480 sheets.
V. Ream ·vt 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.