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quire

2 entries found.

Main Entry: 1quire
Pronunciation: \ˈkwī(-ə)r\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English quair four sheets of paper folded once, collection of sheets, from Anglo-French quaier, from Vulgar Latin *quaternum set of four, from Latin quaterni four each, set of four — more at quaternion
Date: 15th century

: a collection of 24 or sometimes 25 sheets of paper of the same size and quality : one twentieth of a ream


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