quire
n.Abbr. q.,qr.(名词)缩写 q.,qr.
A set of 24 or sometimes 25 sheets of paper of the same size and stock; one twentieth of a ream.
纸的一刀:一套24张或有时25张同样尺寸和种类的纸张;一令纸的十二分之一
A collection of leaves of parchment or paper, folded one within the other, in a manuscript or book.
对折的一叠手:在手稿或书中,互相对折在一起的一叠羊皮纸或纸
来源:
Middle English quayer [four double sheets of paper]
中古英语 quayer [四张对开纸]
from Old French quaer
源自 古法语 quaer
from Vulgar Latin *quaternus
源自 俗拉丁语 *quaternus
from Latin quaterno [set of four, four each]
源自 拉丁语 quaterno [四个一套,每个四份]
from quater [four times] * see k wetwer-
源自 quater [四倍] *参见 k wetwer-
quire
quire 2
n.(名词)
v.Archaic (动词)【古语】
Variant of choir
choir的变体