| John Hind - 1840 - 252 σελίδες
...X. TABLE or NUMBER, &c. 12 Units are 1 Dozen. 12 Dozen 1 Gross. 20 Units 1 Score. 24 Sheets of Paper 1 Quire. 20 Quires 1 Ream. 2 Reams 1 Bundle. 5 Bundles 1 Bale. A long hundred is 120; a great gross is 144 dozen: but these, and several other denominations... | |
| William Lane (of Worthing.) - 1845 - 138 σελίδες
...Chancery 1 ditto 24 sheets of paper 1 quire 20 quires 1 ream 21 J quires, or 516 sheets 1 printer's ream 2 reams 1 bundle 5 bundles, or 10 reams 1 bale Folio is the largest size of books, of which 2 leaves, or 4 pages, make a sheet Quarto, 4to 4 leaves,... | |
| Daniel Adams - 1848 - 320 σελίδες
...hogshead. 1 barrel. 1 gallon of train oil 7£ Ibs. 1 gallon of molasses 11 Ibs. 24 sheets of paper 1 quire 20 quires , 1 ream. 2 reams 1 bundle 5 bundles 1 bale. 4 inches 6 feet a folio a quarto, or 4to. an octavo, or 8vo. a duodecimo, or 12ir.o. an ISmo.... | |
| David Henry Cruttenden - 1853 - 330 σελίδες
...things, 1 dozen. do*. 12 dozen, 1 gross. gr. 12 gross, or 144 dozen, 1 great gross. g-gr79. PAPER. 24 sheets make 1 quire. 20 quires, 1 ream. 2 reams 1 bundle. 80. A sheet folded in two leaves is called a folio, or fo. " " four " quarto, or 4to. " " eight " octavo,... | |
| Benjamin Greenleaf - 1854 - 156 σελίδες
...— PAPER, when bought, is usually folded into two leaves, and is called a folio. 24 Sheets of paper make 1 Quire. 20 Quires " " " 1 Ream. 2 Reams " " " 1 Bundle. 5 Bundles " " " 1 Bale. 1$. — The number of leaves into which a sheet of paper is folded is designated by the... | |
| C W. Thornhill - 1854 - 228 σελίδες
...„ 1 fluid ounce , , f-320 fluid ounces 1 pint „ 0. 8 pints „ 1 gallon, C. or congius. PAPER. 24 sheets make 1 quire. 20 quires „ 1 ream. 2 reams „ 1 bundle 10 reams „ 1 bale QUARTERLY TERMS. Lady Day, 25th of March. I Michaelmas, 29th of September, Midsummer,... | |
| John Hind - 1856 - 346 σελίδες
...TABLE OF NUMBER, &c. 12 Units are 1 Dozen. 12 Dozen 1 Gross. 20 Units 1 Score. 24 Sheets of Paper ... 1 Quire. 20 Quires 1 Ream. 2 Reams 1 Bundle. 5 Bundles 1 Bale. A long hundred is 120; a great gross is 144 dozen: but these, and many other denominations... | |
| James Bates Thomson - 1858 - 400 σελίδες
...applied to books, denote the number of leaves into -which a sheet of paper is folded. 24 sheets of paper make 1 quire. 20 quires " 1 ream. 2 reams " 1 bundle. 5 bundles " 1 bale. A sheet folded in two leaves, is called в, folio. A sheet folded in four leaves, ia called... | |
| Benjamin Greenleaf - 1858 - 458 σελίδες
...make 1 dozen. 12 dozen " 1 gross. 12 gross " 1 great gross. 20 units " 1 score. 24 sheets of Paper " 1 quire. 20 quires " 1 ream. 2 reams " 1 bundle. 5 bundles " 1 bale. 14 pounds of Iron or Lead " 1 stone. 21J stone " 1 pig. 8 pigs " 1 father 18 inches " 1 cubit.... | |
| Horatio Nelson Robinson - 1859 - 352 σελίδες
...things... .make.... 1 dozen. 12 dozen " 1 gross. 12 gross " 1 great gross. 20 units " 1 score. 209. PAPER. 24 sheets make 1 quire. 20 quires " 1 ream. 2 reams " 1 bundle. 5 bundles " 1 bale. 31O. BOOKS. The terms folio, quarto, octavo, duodecimo, &c., indicate the number of leaves... | |
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