Cahier (k&adot_;y&auptack_; or k&adot_;hēr), n. [F., fr. OF. cayer, fr. LL. quaternum. See Quire of paper. The sheets of manuscript were folded into parts.] 1. A number of sheets of paper put loosely together; esp. one of the successive portions of a work printed in numbers.
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2. A memorial of a body; a report of legislative proceedings, etc.
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