printer's ream
noun
See under ream1(def 1).
Words nearby printer's ream
printed matter,
printer,
printer's devil,
printer's error,
printer's mark,
printer's ream,
printery,
printhead,
printing,
printing frame,
printing ink
Definition for printer's ream (2 of 2)
ream
1
[ reem ]
/ rim /
noun
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream).
Usually reams.
a large quantity: He has written reams of poetry.
Origin of ream
1
1350–1400; Middle English
rem(e) < Middle French
reime, rame < Spanish
rezma < Arabic
rizmah bale
British Dictionary definitions for printer's ream (1 of 2)
ream
1
/ (riːm) /
noun
a number of sheets of paper, formerly 480 sheets (short ream), now 500 sheets (long ream) or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream). One ream is equal to 20 quires
(often plural) informal
a large quantity, esp of written matter
he wrote reams
Word Origin for ream
C14: from Old French
raime, from Spanish
rezma, from Arabic
rizmah bale
British Dictionary definitions for printer's ream (2 of 2)
ream
2
/ (riːm) /
verb (tr)
to enlarge (a hole) by use of a reamer
US
to extract (juice) from (a citrus fruit) using a reamer
Word Origin for ream
C19: perhaps from C14
remen to open up, from Old English
rӯman to widen