Quire
/ˈkwaɪ.ə(ɹ)/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:14 ptsWWF:15 pts5 letters
Definition of Quire
noun
- One-twentieth of a ream of paper; a collection of twenty-four or twenty-five sheets of paper of the same size and quality, unfolded or having a single fold.
- A set of leaves which are stitched together, originally a set of four pieces of paper (eight leaves, sixteen pages). This is most often a single signature (i.e. group of four), but may be several nested signatures.
- A book, poem, or pamphlet.