quired

Verb (1)

quire (third-person singular simple present quires, present participle quiring, simple past and past participle quired)

1. To prepare quires by stitching together leaves of paper.
   • Now, in the first folio volume of 1616, the paging, signatures, and quiring are continuous and regular throughout.1870, William White, Notes and Queries, volume 42

Verb (2)

quire (third-person singular simple present quires, present participle quiring, simple past and past participle quired)

1. Poetic spelling of choir (“to sing in concert”).
   • Sit, Jessica. Look how the floor of heaven / Is thick inlaid with patines of bright gold: / There's not the smallest orb which thou behold'st / But in his motion like an angel sings, / Still quiring to the young-eyed cherubins; / Such harmony is in immortal souls; / But whilst this muddy vesture of...c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

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