Definition of Foolscep
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- strictly writing paper sheets measuring 13.25 x 16.5 inches
- more usually such a sheet folded or cut in half, thus approximately 8 x 13.25 inches.
fool's cap- A cap, usually brightly coloured with bells and tassels, as worn by a court jester or fool.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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