quire Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a quantity of paper; 24 or 25 sheets

WordNet

Quire noun
Definitions
  1. See Choir. Obs. Spenser.
    A quire of such enticing birds. Shak.
Quire intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To sing in concert. R. Shak.
Quire noun
Etymology
OE. quaer, quair, OF. quayer, cayer, caïer, 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, quattuor, four. See Four and cf. Cahier.
Definitions
  1. A collection of twenty-four sheets of paper of the same size and quality, unfolded or having a single fold; one twentieth of a ream.

Webster 1913