| 释义 |
quire
quirea set of twenty-four uniform sheets of paper
Not to be confused with:choir – a group of singers, esp. in a church service; a group of musicians: a string choirquire 1 C0317300 (kwīr)n.1. 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.
[Middle English quayer, four double sheets of paper, from Old French quaer, from Vulgar Latin *quaternus, from Latin quaternī, set of four, four each, from quater, four times; see kwetwer- in Indo-European roots.]
quire 2 C0317300 (kwīr)n. & v. Archaic Variant of choir.quire (kwaɪə) n1. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a set of 24 or 25 sheets of paper; a twentieth of a ream2. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a. four sheets of paper folded once to form a section of 16 pagesb. a section or gathering3. (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]
quire (kwaɪə) n an obsolete spelling of choirquire1 (kwaɪər)
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; Middle English quayer < Middle French quaier < Vulgar Latin *quaternum set of four sheets] quire2 (kwaɪər)
n., v.t., v.i. quired, quir•ing. Archaic. choir. 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 sheetsdefinite quantity - a specific measure of amountream - a quantity of paper; 480 or 500 sheets; one ream equals 20 quires |
Translations
quire
quire[kwīr] (materials) Twenty-five sheets of paper, or one-twentieth of a 500-sheet ream. MedicalSeeCHOIRLegalSeeSectionQuire
QuireA unit equivalent to 24 sheets of paper.See QR
See QRquire
Words related to quirenoun a quantity of paperRelated Words |