2. (Law) (a) Immobility, or the fixed, permanent nature of real property; as, chattels which savor of the realty; — so written in legal language for reality. (b) Real estate; a piece of real property. Blackstone.
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Ream, n. Etym: [AS. reám, akin to G. rahm.]
Defn: Cream; also, the cream or froth on ale. [Scot.]
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Ream, v. i.
Defn: To cream; to mantle. [Scot.] A huge pewter measuring pot which, in the language of the hostess, reamed with excellent claret. Sir W. Scott.
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Ream, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Reim.]
Defn: To stretch out; to draw out into thongs, threads, or filaments.
REAM Ream, n. Etym: [OE. reme, OF. rayme, F. rame (cf. Sp. resma), fr. Ar. rizma a bundle, especially of paper.]
Defn: A bundle, package, or quantity of paper, usually consisting of twenty quires or 480 sheets. Printer's ream, twenty-one and a half quires. [Eng.] A common practice is now to count five hundred sheets to the ream. Knight.
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Ream, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reamed; p. pr. & vb. n. Reaming.] Etym:
[Cf. G. räumen to remove, to clear away, fr. raum room. See Room.]