quire
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/ˈkwaɪər/
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/ˈkwaɪə(r)/
A small group of pages in a book, consisting of four sheets of paper folded together to make eight leaves or sixteen pages.
The book binder carefully assembled the quires before sewing them into the cover.
书籍装订工人在将这些折叠纸张缝入封面之前,仔细地组装了纸束。