quire
/ˈkwaɪə(r)/noun
1- four sheets of paper or parchment folded to form eight leaves, as in medieval manuscripts帖(对折而成八页的四张纸或羊皮纸)。
1.1
- any collection of leaves one within another in a manuscript or book(手稿或书的)对折的一叠书页。
1.2
- 25 (formerly 24) sheets of paper; one twentieth of a ream(纸的)一刀(原为24张, 现为25张)。
词源
Middle English: from Old French quaier, from Latin quaterni 'set of four'.