fcp

Noun

foolscap (countable and uncountable, plural foolscaps)

1. (strictly) Writing paper sheets measuring 13.25 × 16.5 inches.
2. (more usually) 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.