A quire (sometimes referred to as a choir) is an area of a church or cathedral, usually in the western part of the chancel between the nave and sanctuary which houses the altar. The quire is occasionally located in the eastern part of the nave.

1/20th of a ream (25 sheets).

An old standard quantity of paper consisting of twenty-four identical sheets. A quire was 1/20th of a ream. It was the quantity sold as a single unit by stationery suppliers. In bookbinding, the term describes a section of printed leaves that have been gathered, placed in correct sequence and folded. See also BASIS SIZE CODEX LEAF REAM

a quantity of paper; 24 or 25 sheets

a measurement of paper

a set of leaves which are stitched together

originally a quantity of twenty-four sheets of paper, now measured at twenty-five sheets.

A twentieth part of a ream; today a quantity of 25 sheets of paper.

Section of a book resulting from the folding of a sheet after printing. A Folio may have two leaves in a quire, a Quarto four leaves, and an Octavo eight leaves.

a bundle of rectangular parchment sheets, folded and stitched to form a section of a book prior to binding; also called a gathering

A quantity of paper: 24 sheets of handmade, 25 sheets of machine made.