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n.一刀(纸数量),(装订时的)一折

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quire


/'kwaɪə(r); kwaɪr/
n
25 (formerly 24) sheets of paper (纸的)一刀(25张纸, 旧时为24张)
*buy/sell paper by the quire/in quires 按刀数买[卖]纸. Cf 参看 ream 1.

quire


n[C]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Old French;Origin: quaer 'four sheets of paper folded once', from Latin quaterni 'four each, set of four']
technical 24 sheets of paper