quire

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[ kwahyuhr ]
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noun
  1. a set of 24 uniform sheets of paper.

  2. Bookbinding. a section of printed leaves in proper sequence after folding; gathering.

Origin of quire

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1175–1225; Middle English quayer<Middle French quaier<Vulgar Latin *quaternum set of four sheets, derivative of Latin quarternī four each

Other definitions for quire (2 of 2)

quire2
[ kwahyuhr ]

noun, verb (used with or without object),quired, quir·ing.
  1. Archaic. an archaic spelling of choir.

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British Dictionary definitions for quire (1 of 2)

quire1

/ (kwaɪə) /


noun
  1. a set of 24 or 25 sheets of paper; a twentieth of a ream

    • four sheets of paper folded once to form a section of 16 pages

    • a section or gathering

  1. a set of all the sheets in a book

Origin of quire

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C15 quayer, from Old French quaier, from Latin quaternī four at a time, from quater four times

British Dictionary definitions for quire (2 of 2)

quire2

/ (kwaɪə) /


noun
  1. an obsolete spelling of choir

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