foolscap
See also: fool's cap
English
Etymology
Probably from a watermark of a fool's cap.
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 333: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈfuːl.skæp/, /ˈfuːlz.kæp/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 333: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "CA" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈfʊl.skæp/, /ˈfoʊl.skæp/
Audio (AU): (file)
Noun
foolscap (plural foolscaps)
- Alternative form of fool's cap
- (strictly) Writing paper sheets measuring 13.25 x 16.5 inches
- (more usually) Such a sheet folded or cut in half, thus approximately 8 x 13.25 inches.
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- 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.
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- Printing paper measuring 13.5 inches x 17 inches.
Derived terms
Translations
fool's cap — see fool's cap
writing paper sheets measuring 13.25 x 16.5 inches
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such a sheet folded or cut in half, thus approximately 8 x 13.25 inches
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printing paper measuring 13.5 inches x 17 inches
See also
References
- Michael Quinion (2004) “Foolscap”, in Ballyhoo, Buckaroo, and Spuds: Ingenious Tales of Words and Their Origins, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Books in association with Penguin Books, →ISBN.