quire

quire
[kwʌɪə]
noun
  1. four sheets of paper or parchment folded to form eight leaves, as in medieval manuscripts
    帖(对折而成八页的四张纸或羊皮纸)
    ■any collection of leaves one within another in a manuscript or book
    (手稿或书的)对折的一叠书页
    ■25 (formerly 24) sheets of paper; one twentieth of a ream
    (纸的)一刀(原为24张,现为25张)
in quires
  1. unbound; in sheets
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French quaier, from Latin quaterni 'set of four'
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