foolscap
nounUK, US /ˈfuːl.skæp/ · CA /ˈfʊl.skæp/
Etymology Probably from a watermark of a fool's cap.
1
Writing paper sheets measuring 13.25 × 16.5 inches.
2
Such a sheet folded or cut in half, thus approximately 8 × 13.25 inches.
- At twilight in the summer there is never anybody to fear—man, woman, or cat—in the chambers and at that hour the mice come out. They do not eat parchment or foolscap or red tape, but they eat the luncheon crumbs.1892, Walter Besant, chapter II, in The Ivory Gate […], New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC:
3
Printing paper measuring 13.5 × 17 inches.
4
Alternative Alternative form of fool's cap.
- Derived terms
- double foolscap