Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An obsolete form of
quire .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete A quire; a book.
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Examples
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Fifth, Sir James a Stuart, ancestor of the Earls of Athol, Buchan, Tra - quair, &c He was killed at the battle of Halidon Hill 1333.
Peerage of England, genealogical, biographical, and historical 1812
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'in times she be; but there's something about her I don't quite fancy; the plain fact is, she's rather _quair_, and I shall go up to the village.
International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850 Various
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Th other youngens’ull git to thinken she’s quair, an you’ll have another Reuben.
The Dollmaker Harriette Arnow 1954
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"Well, ye-yes, but you've got to know how to tackle the guv'nor; he's a quair sort.
The Silver Lining A Guernsey Story John Roussel
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'quair, Ue He was killed at the battle of Halidon Hill 1533.
bilby commented on the word quair
Scots - book.
December 28, 2007
bilby commented on the word quair
Also seems to be an archaic or dialectal form of queer.
March 1, 2013