Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A report, especially one concerning the policy or proceedings of a parliamentary group.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In bookbinding, a number (usually 4 or 6) of double leaves of a book, placed together for convenience in handling and as a preparation for binding.
  • noun A report of proceedings of any body, as a legislature; a memorial.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A number of sheets of paper put loosely together; esp. one of the successive portions of a work printed in numbers.
  • noun A memorial of a body; a report of legislative proceedings, etc.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A number of sheets of paper put loosely together; especially one of the successive portions of a work printed in numbers.
  • noun A memorial of a body; a report of legislative proceedings, etc.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[French, notebook, from Old French quaier, from Vulgar Latin *quaternum, from Latin quaternī, group of four, from quater, four times; see kwetwer- in Indo-European roots.]

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French

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Examples

  • While in Rome Boullan wrote his doctrines down in a notebook known as the cahier rose, overtly after the colour of the cover, which was found by the writer J.K. Huysmans among his papers after his death in 1893.

    The Templar Revelation Lynn Picknett 2004

  • While in Rome Boullan wrote his doctrines down in a notebook known as the cahier rose, overtly after the colour of the cover, which was found by the writer J.K. Huysmans among his papers after his death in 1893.

    The Templar Revelation Lynn Picknett 2004

  • Man allegedly tries to use FBI office as shipping address to buy phones with 'cahier's check'

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  • Man allegedly tries to use FBI office as shipping address to buy phones with 'cahier's check'

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  • Man allegedly tries to use FBI office as shipping address to buy phones with 'cahier's check'

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  • Ill. ex-cop Drew Peterson, suspect in 4th wife's disappearance, in court in 3rd wife's death Man allegedly tries to use FBI office as shipping address to buy phones with 'cahier's check'

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  • Man allegedly tries to use FBI office as shipping address to buy phones with 'cahier's check'

    unknown title 2009

  • Drew Peterson's girlfriend takes some of her things from his house, a day after his arrest Man allegedly tries to use FBI office as shipping address to buy phones with 'cahier's check'

    unknown title 2009

  • Ill. ex-cop Drew Peterson, suspect in 4th wife's disappearance, in court in 3rd wife's death Man allegedly tries to use FBI office as shipping address to buy phones with 'cahier's check'

    unknown title 2009

  • Drew Peterson's girlfriend takes some of her things from his house, a day after his arrest Man allegedly tries to use FBI office as shipping address to buy phones with 'cahier's check'

    unknown title 2009

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