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cahier — (ka ié ; l r ne se lie jamais ; au pluriel l s se lie : des ka ié z écrits) s. m. 1° Assemblage de plusieurs feuillets de papier ou de parchemin réunis. 2° Cahiers d un cours, leçons d un professeur mises par écrit. 3° Autrefois, mémoires… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
quire — I. noun Etymology: Middle English quair four sheets of paper folded once, collection of sheets, from Anglo French quaier, from Vulgar Latin *quaternum set of four, from Latin quaterni four each, set of four more at quaternion Date: 15th century a … New Collegiate Dictionary
quire — quire1 /kwuyeur/, n. 1. a set of 24 uniform sheets of paper. 2. Bookbinding. a section of printed leaves in proper sequence after folding; gathering. [1175 1225; ME quayer < MF quaier < VL *quaternum set of four sheets, deriv. of L quarterni four … Universalium
cahier — exercise book, c.1845, from Fr. cahier, from O.Fr. quaier sheet of paper folded in four (see QUIRE (Cf. quire)) … Etymology dictionary
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 — [kwʌɪə] noun 1》 four sheets of paper or parchment folded to form eight leaves, as in medieval manuscripts. 2》 any collection of leaves one within another in a manuscript or book. 3》 25 (formerly 24) sheets of paper; one twentieth of a ream.… … English new terms dictionary
quire — I [[t]kwaɪər[/t]] n. 1) pri a set of 24 uniform sheets of paper 2) pri Bookbinding. a section of printed leaves in proper sequence after folding; gathering • Etymology: 1175–1225; ME quayer < MF quaier < VL *quaternum set of four sheets II… … From formal English to slang
quire — I. /ˈkwaɪə / (say kwuyuh) noun 1. a set of 24 uniform sheets of paper. 2. Bookbinding the section of leaves or pages in proper sequence after the printed sheet or sheets have been folded; a gathering. {Middle English quayer, from Old French… …
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
ca|hier — «kah YAY; French ka YAY», noun. 1. a number of leaves of a book or other sheets of paper stacked together, as for binding. 2. a report of proceedings, statement of facts, or the like. ╂[< French cahier notebook < Old French quaier set of… … Useful english dictionary
