QUIRE


Meaning of QUIRE in English

/ ˈkwaɪə(r); NAmE / noun

( old-fashioned ) four sheets of paper folded to make eight leaves (= 16 pages)

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English : from Old French quaier , from Latin quaterni set of four.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.