quire Synonyms

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quire Meaning

Wordnet

quire (n)

a quantity of paper; 24 or 25 sheets

Webster

quire (n.)

See Choir.

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

quire (v. i.)

To sing in concert.

quire Sentence Examples

  1. The printer jammed after printing only a quire of paper.
  2. The library ordered a quire of paper for each student.
  3. The choirmaster handed out a quire of new sheet music.
  4. The archival box contained a quire of old manuscripts.
  5. The binder separated the pages into quires for binding.
  6. The scribe painstakingly copied the text a quire at a time.
  7. The parchment was cut into quires for use in ancient books.
  8. The antique manuscript had been preserved in its original quire.
  9. The calligrapher carefully crafted each quire of the elaborate document.
  10. The quire of paper weighed down the messenger's bag.

FAQs About the word quire

a quantity of paper; 24 or 25 sheetsSee Choir., To sing in concert., A collection of twenty-four sheets of paper of the same size and quality, unfolded or havin

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The printer jammed after printing only a quire of paper.

The library ordered a quire of paper for each student.

The choirmaster handed out a quire of new sheet music.

The archival box contained a quire of old manuscripts.