About The Word Quire
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Quire
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What's The Definition Of Quire?
[n] a quantity of paper; 24 or 25 sheets
Synonyms | Synonyms for Quire: Related Terms | Find terms related to Quire: See Also | definite quantity | ream Quire In Webster's Dictionary \Quire\, n.
See {Choir}. [Obs.] --Spenser.
A quire of such enticing birds. --Shak.
\Quire\, v. i. To sing in concert. [R.] --Shak. \Quire\, 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, quattuor, four. See {Four} and cf. {Cahier}.] A collection of twenty-four sheets of paper of the same size and quality, unfolded or having a single fold; one twentieth of a ream. |
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