quire

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Quire \Quire\, n.
   See {Choir}. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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         A quire of such enticing birds.          --Shak.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Quire \Quire\, v. i.
   To sing in concert. [R.] --Shak.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Quire \Quire\ (kw[imac]r), n. [OE. quaer, quair, OF. quayer,
   cayer, ca["i]er, F. cahier, a book of loose sheets, a quarter
   of a quire, LL. quaternus, quaternum, sheets of paper packed
   together, properly, four together, fr. L. quaterni four each,
   by fours, quattuor four. See {Four} and cf. {Cahier}.]
   A collection of twenty-four sheets of paper of the same size
   and quality, unfolded or having a single fold; one twentieth
   of a ream.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Choir \Choir\, n. [OE. quer, OF. cuer, F. ch[oe]ur, fr. L.
   chorus a choral dance, chorus, choir, fr. Gr. ?, orig.
   dancing place; prob. akin to ? inclosure, L. hortus garden,
   and E. yard. See {Chorus}.]
   1. A band or organized company of singers, especially in
      church service. [Formerly written also {quire}.]
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   2. That part of a church appropriated to the singers.
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   3. (Arch.) The chancel.
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   {Choir organ} (Mus.), one of the three or five distinct
      organs included in the full organ, each separable from the
      rest, but all controlled by one performer; a portion of
      the full organ, complete in itself, and more practicable
      for ordinary service and in the accompanying of the vocal
      choir.

   {Choir screen}, {Choir wall} (Arch.), a screen or low wall
      separating the choir from the aisles.

   {Choir service}, the service of singing performed by the
      choir. --T. Warton.
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