cahier

[ka-yey, kah-; Fr. ka-yey] Origin

ca·hier

[ka-yey, kah-; Fr. ka-yey]
noun, plural ca·hiers [-yeyz; Fr. -yey] .
1.
Bookbinding. a number of sheets of paper or leaves of a book placed together, as for binding.
2.
a report of the proceedings of any body: A cahier of the committee was presented to the legislature.
3.
(italics) French.
a.
notebook; exercise book; journal.
b.
paperback book.

Origin:
1835–45; < French; Middle French quaer gathering (of sheets of a book); see quire
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Cahier is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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cahier (kaje)
 
n
1.  a notebook
2.  a written or printed report, esp of the proceedings of a meeting

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cahier
"exercise book," c.1845, from Fr. cahier, from O.Fr. quaier "sheet of paper folded in four" (see quire).
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