- Quire
- Десть (бумаги);
Сфальцованный печатный лист;
Определённое число экземпляров (обычно 26);
Фальцевать; комплектовать блок вкладкой.
Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии. 2010.
Quire
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Quire — Quire, n. See {Choir}. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] A quire of such enticing birds. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quire — (kw[imac]r), n. [OE. quaer, quair, OF. quayer, cayer, ca[ i]er, 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,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quire — Quire, v. i. To sing in concert. [R.] Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
quire — [kwaıə US kwaır] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: quaer four sheets of paper folded once , from Latin quaterni four each, set of four ] technical 24 sheets of paper … Dictionary of contemporary English
quire — ► NOUN 1) four sheets of paper or parchment folded to form eight leaves, as in medieval manuscripts. 2) 25 (formerly 24) sheets of paper; one twentieth of a ream. 3) any collection of leaves one within another in a manuscript or book. ORIGIN Old… … English terms dictionary
quire — quire1 [kwīr] n., vt., vi. quired, quiring archaic sp. of CHOIR quire2 [kwīr] n. [ME quair < OFr quaer, book of loose pages < VL quaternum, paper packed in lots of four pages < L quaterni, four each: see QUATERNARY] a set of 24 or 25… … English World dictionary
quire — ac·quire·ment; in·quire; re·quire·ment; ac·quire; es·quire; quire; re·quire; … English syllables
Quire — A quire can be any of several things:* Quire (architecture), part of a church * Paper quire, a quantity, usually 24 or 25, of sheets of paper * a variant spelling of choir * Quentin Quire, a fictional comic book character * a holder for arrows… … Wikipedia
quire — {{11}}quire (1) early 13c., set of four folded pages for a book, pamphlet consisting of a single quire, from Anglo Fr. quier, O.Fr. quaier, from V.L. *quaternus, from L. quaterni four each, from quater four times. Meaning standard unit for… … Etymology dictionary
quire — (qr) a traditional unit of quantity used for counting sheets of paper. The word is from Latin, meaning by fours. A quire was originally comprised of 24 sheets cut from four of the large sheets produced by the paper maker. In modern use a quire … Dictionary of units of measurement
quire — Choir Choir, n. [OE. quer, OF. cuer, F. ch[oe]ur, fr. L. chorus a choral dance, chorus, choir, fr. Gr. ?, orig. dancing place; prob. akin to ? inclosure, L. hortus garden, and E. yard. See {Chorus}.] 1. A band or organized company of singers,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
