quire

quire ¹  (kwr)

n.

1. Abbr. qr. or q. A set of 24 or sometimes 25 sheets of paper of the same size and stock; one twentieth of a ream.

2. A collection of leaves of parchment or paper, folded one within the other, in a manuscript or book.

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[Middle English quayer, four double sheets of paper, from Old French quaer, from Vulgar Latin *quaternus, from Latin quatern, set of four, four each, from quater, four times; see k^wetwer- in Indo-European roots.]

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quire ²  (kwr)

n. & v. Archaic

Variant of choir.

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quire¹

n

1. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a set of 24 or 25 sheets of paper; a twentieth of a ream

2. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding)

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

b.  a section or gathering

3. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a set of all the sheets in a book

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

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quire²

n

an obsolete spelling of choir

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Quire any collection or gathering of leaves in a book or manuscript; a collection of 24 or 25 sheets of paper.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

quire - a quantity of paper; 24 or 25 sheets definite quantity - a specific measure of amount ream - a quantity of paper; 480 or 500 sheets; one ream equals 20 quires

Translations

quire [ˈkwaɪəʳ] N → mano f (de papel)

quire¹

n

(= 24 sheets) → 24 Bogen Papier

(= folded, unbound sheets) → Bogen m

quire [ˈkwaɪəʳ] n → ventesima parte di una risma (Bookbinding) → segnatura di 16 pagine