Foolscap

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  foolscap
       n : a size of paper used especially in Britain