QUIRES

Noun

quires

plural of quire

Verb

quires

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quire

Anagrams

• Squier, Squire, risque, risqué, squier, squire

Source: Wiktionary

QUIRE

Quire, n.

Definition: See Choir. [Obs.] Spenser. A quire of such enticing birds. Shak.

Quire, v. i.

Definition: To sing in concert. [R.] Shak.

Quire, n. Etym: [OE. quaer, quair, OF. quayer, cayer, caïer, 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, quattuor, four. See Four and cf. Cahier.]

Definition: A collection of twenty-four sheets of paper of the same size and quality, unfolded or having a single fold; one twentieth of a ream.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition