Associations to the word «Quire»

QUIRE, 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.

QUIRE, noun. (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.

QUIRE, noun. A book, poem, or pamphlet.

QUIRE, verb. (bookbinding) To prepare quires by stitching together leaves of paper.

QUIRE, noun. (archaic) A choir.

QUIRE, noun. The architectural part of a church in which the choir resides, between the nave and the sanctuary.

QUIRE, verb. (intransitive) To sing in concert.

QUIRE, noun. A quantity of paper; 24 or 25 sheets.