Substantiv
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| quire -
One-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.
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Bookbinding 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.
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A book, poem, or pamphlet.
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| quire -
A choir.
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| quire -
The architectural part of a church in which the choir resides, between the nave and the sanctuary.
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Verb
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To prepare quires by stitching together leaves of paper.
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To sing in concert.
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