quire
One-twentieth of a ream of paperOne-twentieth of a ream of paper; a collection of twenty-four or twenty-five sheets of paper of the same size and quality, unfolded or having a single fold.
Meaning
3 sensesOne-twentieth of a ream of paper; a collection of twenty-four or twenty-five sheets of paper of the same size and quality, unfolded or having a single fold.
дестьdestʹ
A set of leaves which are stitched together, originally a set of four pieces of paper (eight leaves, sixteen pages). This is most often a single signature (i.e. group of four), but may be several nested signatures.
тетрадьtetradʹ
A book, poem, or pamphlet.
- a quantity of paper; 24 or 25 sheets
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English quayer, from Anglo-Norman quaier and Old French quaer, from Latin quatFrom Middle English quayer, from Anglo-Norman quaier and Old French quaer, from Latin quaternus (“fourfold”), from quater (“four times”). Doublet of cahier.
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