foolscap
UK/ˈfuːl.skæp/
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Canada/ˈfʊl.skæp/
foolscap noun: writing paper sheets measuring 13.25 × 16.5 inches. Also the alternative form of fool's cap.
Noun
foolscap (countable and uncountable, plural foolscaps)
- Writing paper sheets measuring 13.25 × 16.5 inches.
- 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
- Printing paper measuring 13.5 × 17 inches.
Also used as
foolscap is also the alternative form of fool's cap.
Forms of foolscap
| plural | foolscaps |
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Origin of foolscap
Probably from a watermark of a fool's cap.
Words formed from foolscap
Questions about foolscap
- What does foolscap mean?
- Foolscap means writing paper sheets measuring 13.25 × 16.5 inches.
- What part of speech is foolscap?
- Foolscap is a noun.
- How do you pronounce foolscap?
- Foolscap is pronounced /ˈfuːl.skæp/ (UK).
- What is the plural of foolscap?
- The plural of foolscap is foolscaps.
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