foolscap

fools·cap  (flzkp)

n.

1. Chiefly British A sheet of writing or printing paper measuring approximately 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. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) Chiefly Brit a size of writing or printing paper, 13½ by 17 inches or 13¼ by 16½ inches

2. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a book size, 4¼ by 6¾ inches (foolscap octavo) or (chiefly Brit) 6¾ by 8½ inches (foolscap quarto)

3. a variant spelling of fool's cap

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

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

Translations

foolscap [ˈfuːlskæp]

A. N → papel m de tamaño folio

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

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

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foolscap

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

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foolscap [ˈfuːlzˌkæp] n → carta protocollo

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foolscap [ˈfuːlzˌkæp] n → carta protocollo

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foolscap

n foolscap [ˈfuːlskӕp]

a large size of paper for writing or printing. foliopapier ورقَه فولسكاب أو حَجْم كَبير формат хартия formát psacího papíru papirformat lidt mindre end A3 das Kanzleipapier papel de tamaño folio (kantseleiformaadis) kirjutuspaber ورقۀ کاغذ isokokoinen paperi 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 klein-foliopapier papier w arkuszach 34/43 cm papel de ofício писчая бумага (стандартного размера) 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