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cahier

cahier

9.9
A group of folded sheets sewn together to form part of a book
  • noun
  • /kæˈjeɪ/
  • Specialized
: cuadernillo
  • But it is true that the discourse is not a tidy, tightly written work, but more an overflow of the cornucopian cahiers.

Examples

  • At the library, I found a cahier that contained essays on contemporary art.

  • He carefully noted his observations in the cahier provided by the study program.

  • The artist filled her cahier with sketches of the city landmarks.

How Thick

volume
150 4.2
booklet
38 1.9
cahier
  • Specialized
9.9
signature
  • Specialized
1 7.8
leaf
6 7.7

Surface Forms

cahier singular
cahiers plural

Etymology

Cahier comes from French and an old Latin word quaternus meaning 'four' (the same root as the English word quarter); printers folded sheets into groups of four to make a section, so a cahier is a bundle of folded pages sewn together.