n. 1 twenty quires or 500 (formerly 480) sheets of paper (or a larger number, to allow for waste). 2 (in pl.) a large quantity of paper or writing (wrote reams about it).
[ ME rem, rim f. OF raime etc., ult. f. Arab. rizma bundle ]
n. 1 twenty quires or 500 (formerly 480) sheets of paper (or a larger number, to allow for waste). 2 (in pl.) a large quantity of paper or writing (wrote reams about it).
[ ME rem, rim f. OF raime etc., ult. f. Arab. rizma bundle ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012