Associations to the word «Quire»

Wiktionary

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.

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.