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
unbound; in sheets
语源
Middle English: from Old French quaier, from Latin quaterni 'set of four'