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a quire of paper (

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  • Quire — (kw[imac]r), n. [OE. quaer, quair, OF. quayer, cayer, ca[ i]er, F. cahier, a book of loose sheets, a quarter of a quire, LL. quaternus, quaternum, sheets of paper packed together, properly, four together, fr. L. quaterni four each, by fours,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • quire — [kwaıə US kwaır] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: quaer four sheets of paper folded once , from Latin quaterni four each, set of four ] technical 24 sheets of paper …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • quire — ► NOUN 1) four sheets of paper or parchment folded to form eight leaves, as in medieval manuscripts. 2) 25 (formerly 24) sheets of paper; one twentieth of a ream. 3) any collection of leaves one within another in a manuscript or book. ORIGIN Old… …   English terms dictionary

  • quire — quire1 [kwīr] n., vt., vi. quired, quiring archaic sp. of CHOIR quire2 [kwīr] n. [ME quair < OFr quaer, book of loose pages < VL quaternum, paper packed in lots of four pages < L quaterni, four each: see QUATERNARY] a set of 24 or 25… …   English World dictionary

  • Quire — A quire can be any of several things:* Quire (architecture), part of a church * Paper quire, a quantity, usually 24 or 25, of sheets of paper * a variant spelling of choir * Quentin Quire, a fictional comic book character * a holder for arrows… …   Wikipedia

  • quire — (qr)    a traditional unit of quantity used for counting sheets of paper. The word is from Latin, meaning by fours. A quire was originally comprised of 24 sheets cut from four of the large sheets produced by the paper maker. In modern use a quire …   Dictionary of units of measurement

  • quire — {{11}}quire (1) early 13c., set of four folded pages for a book, pamphlet consisting of a single quire, from Anglo Fr. quier, O.Fr. quaier, from V.L. *quaternus, from L. quaterni four each, from quater four times. Meaning standard unit for… …   Etymology dictionary

  • paper — Synonyms and related words: Bible paper, CD, IOU, India paper, MO, MS, Manila paper, acceptance, acceptance bill, alabaster, analysis, archives, art paper, article, assignment, autograph, bank acceptance, bank check, baryta paper, bill, bill of… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • quire — 1. noun a) One twentieth of a ream of paper; a collection of twenty four or twenty five sheets of paper of the same size and quality, unfolded or having a single fold. Under the year 1533 we are told that the ream contained twenty quires. b)… …   Wiktionary

  • quire — I [[t]kwaɪər[/t]] n. 1) pri a set of 24 uniform sheets of paper 2) pri Bookbinding. a section of printed leaves in proper sequence after folding; gathering • Etymology: 1175–1225; ME quayer < MF quaier < VL *quaternum set of four sheets II… …   From formal English to slang

  • quire — I. noun Etymology: Middle English quair four sheets of paper folded once, collection of sheets, from Anglo French quaier, from Vulgar Latin *quaternum set of four, from Latin quaterni four each, set of four more at quaternion Date: 15th century a …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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