foolscap

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a size of paper used especially in Britain
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Foolscap \Fools"cap`\, n. [So called from the watermark of a fool's cap and bells used by old paper makers. See Fool's cap, under Fool.] A writing paper made in sheets, ordinarily 16 x 13 inches, and folded so as to make a page 13 x 8 inches. See Paper. [1913 Webster]
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