单词 | foolscap |
释义 | foolscap /foohlz"kap'/, n. 1. a type of inexpensive writing paper, esp. legal-size, lined, yellow sheets, bound in tablet form. 2. Chiefly Brit. a size of drawing or printing paper, 131/2 × 17 in. (34 × 43 cm). Abbr.: cap., fcp. 3. Also called foolscap octavo. a size of book, about 41/4 × 63/4 in. (11 × 17 cm), untrimmed. 4. Also called foolscap quarto. Chiefly Brit. a size of book, about 63/4 × 81/2 in. (17 × 22 cm) untrimmed. 5. See fool's cap (def. 1). [1690-1700; so called from the watermark of a fool's cap formerly used on such paper] |
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