Quīre1, n.
(kwīr), n. [O. Eng. queer, quere, quier, Fr. chœur. See CHOIR.]
- A body of singers; a chorus; a choir. “A quire of such enticing birds.” Shak.
- The part of a church where the service is sung.
- A company of persons. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Quire
Quīre2, v. i.
To sing in concert. [Rare.] Shak.
Quīre3, n.
[O. Eng. queare, quaire, from O. Fr. quayer, cayer, caïer, N. Fr. cahier, a book of loose sheets, a quarter of a quire, Pr. gadern, Sp. cuaderno, from L. Lat. quaternus, quaternum, quaternium, quaternio, sheets of paper packed by turns, from Lat. quaterni, four each, by fours, from quatuor, four.] A collection of paper consisting of twenty-four sheets, each having a single fold.