quire

quire
{{11}}quire (1) early 13c., "set of four folded pages for a book, pamphlet consisting of a single quire," from Anglo-Fr. quier, O.Fr. quaier, from V.L. *quaternus, from L. quaterni "four each," from quater "four times." Meaning "standard unit for selling paper" first recorded late 14c.
{{12}}quire (2) early form of CHOIR (Cf. choir) (q.v.).

Etymology dictionary. 2014.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Quire — Quire, n. See {Choir}. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] A quire of such enticing birds. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Quire — (kw[imac]r), n. [OE. quaer, quair, OF. quayer, cayer, ca[ i]er, F. cahier, a book of loose sheets, a quarter of a quire, LL. quaternus, quaternum, sheets of paper packed together, properly, four together, fr. L. quaterni four each, by fours,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Quire — Quire, v. i. To sing in concert. [R.] Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • quire — [kwaıə US kwaır] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: quaer four sheets of paper folded once , from Latin quaterni four each, set of four ] technical 24 sheets of paper …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • quire — ► NOUN 1) four sheets of paper or parchment folded to form eight leaves, as in medieval manuscripts. 2) 25 (formerly 24) sheets of paper; one twentieth of a ream. 3) any collection of leaves one within another in a manuscript or book. ORIGIN Old… …   English terms dictionary

  • quire — quire1 [kwīr] n., vt., vi. quired, quiring archaic sp. of CHOIR quire2 [kwīr] n. [ME quair < OFr quaer, book of loose pages < VL quaternum, paper packed in lots of four pages < L quaterni, four each: see QUATERNARY] a set of 24 or 25… …   English World dictionary

  • quire — ac·quire·ment; in·quire; re·quire·ment; ac·quire; es·quire; quire; re·quire; …   English syllables

  • Quire — A quire can be any of several things:* Quire (architecture), part of a church * Paper quire, a quantity, usually 24 or 25, of sheets of paper * a variant spelling of choir * Quentin Quire, a fictional comic book character * a holder for arrows… …   Wikipedia

  • quire — (qr)    a traditional unit of quantity used for counting sheets of paper. The word is from Latin, meaning by fours. A quire was originally comprised of 24 sheets cut from four of the large sheets produced by the paper maker. In modern use a quire …   Dictionary of units of measurement

  • quire — Choir Choir, n. [OE. quer, OF. cuer, F. ch[oe]ur, fr. L. chorus a choral dance, chorus, choir, fr. Gr. ?, orig. dancing place; prob. akin to ? inclosure, L. hortus garden, and E. yard. See {Chorus}.] 1. A band or organized company of singers,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”