1. plural of quire; sets of folded sheets of paper, each typically containing 24 or 25 sheets
Usage: printing; bookbinding

Examples

• The printer ordered several quires of high-quality paper for the book project.
• Medieval scribes worked with quires of parchment to create illuminated manuscripts.
• The bookbinder carefully assembled the quires before sewing them together.
• Each quire was folded and cut to create the pages of the volume.
• The publisher calculated they would need twenty quires for the first edition.