quire
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Synonyms: squire, quirk, quite, aquire, quine, quile, quice, quirt, quare, quira, quirl
Antonyms: squire, quirk, quite, aquire, quine, quile, quice, quirt, quare, quira, quirl
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Noun
- 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.
- 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.
- A book, poem, or pamphlet.
Verb
- To prepare quires by stitching together leaves of paper.
Noun
- Uncommon form of choir (“one quarter of a cruciform church, or the architectural area of a church used by the choir, often near the apse”).
- Archaic spelling of choir (“group of people who sing together”).
Verb
- Poetic spelling of choir (“to sing in concert”).
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