quayer
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quayere — quayer(e obs. forms of quire n.1 … Useful english dictionary
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 — 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 — (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 [[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… …
compte — Compte, m. penac. Le quayer où est la recepte et la mise, Accepti et expensi tabula, voyez Compter. Ratio. A ton compte, Vt rationem te dictare intelligo. Ce compte que nous venons de faire, est le compte de Grecin, Is calculus Grecini rationem… … Thresor de la langue françoyse
