foolscap

fools·cap

 (fo͞olz′kăp′)

n.

1. Chiefly British A sheet of writing or printing paper measuring about 13 by 16 inches.

2. A fool's cap.

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[From the watermark of a fool's cap with bells originally used for this paper.]

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foolscap

(ˈfuːlzˌkæp)

n

1. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) chiefly Brit a size of writing or printing paper, 13 by 17 inches or 13 by 16 inches

2. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a book size, 4 by 6 inches (foolscap octavo) or (chiefly Brit) 6 by 8 inches (foolscap quarto)

3. a variant spelling of fool's cap

[C17: see fool¹, cap; so called from the watermark formerly used on this kind of paper]

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fools•cap

(ˈfulzˌkæp)

n.

1. a type of inexpensive writing paper, esp. legal-size, lined, yellow sheets, bound in tablet form.

2. fool's cap (def. 1).

[1690–1700; so called from the watermark of a fool's cap formerly used on such paper]

fool's′ cap`

n.

1. a traditional jester's cap or hood, often multicolored and usu. having several drooping peaks from which bells are hung.

2. dunce cap.

[1625–35]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

foolscap - a size of paper used especially in Britain piece of paper, sheet of paper, sheet - paper used for writing or printing

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Translations

ورقَه فولسكاب أو حَجْم كَبير

formát psacího papíru

Kanzleipapier

skrifpappírsörk

carta protocollo

popieriaus formatas 34×43 cm

lielformāta rakstāmpapīrs

kancelársky papier

büyük boy kağıt

大页书写纸

foolscap

[ˈfuːlskæp]

A. N → papel m de tamaño folio

B. CPD foolscap envelope N → sobre m tamaño folio
foolscap sheet N → folio m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

foolscap

[ˈfuːlzkæp] n → papier m ministrefool's gold n (= iron pyrites) → or m des fous (pyrite de fer)
a quest for fool's gold (fig) → un projet insensé

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

foolscap

n (also foolscap paper) → ˜ Kanzleipapier nt, britisches Papierformat (13¼ × 16½ Zoll)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

foolscap

[ˈfuːlzˌkæp] n → carta protocollo

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

foolscap

(ˈfuːlskӕp) noun

a large size of paper for writing or printing. foliopapier ورقَه فولسكاب أو حَجْم كَبير формат хартия papel de ofício formát psacího papíru das Kanzleipapier papirformat lidt mindre end A3 papel de tamaño folio (kantseleiformaadis) kirjutuspaber ورقۀ کاغذ (suuri) kirjoituspaperi papier ministre גּוֹדֶל גִּילָיוֹן कागज की एक नाप format papira (42.5 sa 34) kertas folio skrifpappírsörk carta protocollo 大判紙 풀스캡판(判), 대판 양지 popieriaus formatas 34×43 cm lielformāta rakstāmpapīrs (34x43 cm) kertas folio kleinfoliopapier papier w arkuszach 34/43 cm يوه پاڼه كاغذ چه اندازه يې ١٣× ١٦ يا ١٧ انچه وى papel de ofício писчая бумага kancelársky papier veliki format hartije กระดาษฟุลสแก๊ป büyük boy kağıt 大頁書寫紙 формат паперу بڑے سائز کا کاغذ giấy viết hay giấy in khỏ to 大页书写纸

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