QUIRE


Meaning of QUIRE in English

quire 1

/kwuyeur/ , n.

1. a set of 24 uniform sheets of paper.

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

[ 1175-1225; ME quayer quaier quaternum set of four sheets, deriv. of L quarterni four each ]

quire 2

/kwuyeur/ , n., v.i., v.t., quired, quiring .

Archaic. choir.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .