quire

1
[ kwahyuh r ]
/ kwaɪər /
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noun

a set of 24 uniform sheets of paper.
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

Words nearby quire

quinua, quinze, quip, quipster, quipu, quire, quirinal, quirinus, quirites, quirk, quirky

Definition for quire (2 of 2)

quire 2
[ kwahyuh r ]
/ kwaɪər /

noun, verb (used with or without object), quired, quir·ing.

Archaic. choir.

Words related to quire

paper, notebook, notepad, ream, scratch, memorandum, parchment, block, jotter, book, pad, folder

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British Dictionary definitions for quire (1 of 2)

quire 1
/ (kwaɪə) /

noun

a set of 24 or 25 sheets of paper; a twentieth of a ream
  1. four sheets of paper folded once to form a section of 16 pages
  2. a section or gathering
a set of all the sheets in a book

Word Origin for quire

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)

quire 2
/ (kwaɪə) /

noun

an obsolete spelling of choir