FOOLSCAP


Meaning of FOOLSCAP in English

[ 'fu:lzkap , 'fu:ls- ]

■ noun Brit. a size of paper, about 330 × 200 (or 400) mm.

Origin

C17: said to be named from a former watermark representing a fool's cap.

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