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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024fools•cap /ˈfulzˌkæp/USA pronunciation n. - Printing[uncountable] inexpensive writing paper.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fools•cap (fo̅o̅lz′kap′),USA pronunciation n. - Printinga type of inexpensive writing paper, esp. legal-size, lined, yellow sheets, bound in tablet form.
- Printing[Chiefly Brit.]a size of drawing or printing paper, 13½ × 17 in. (34 × 43 cm). Abbr.: cap., fcp.
- PrintingAlso called fools′cap octa′vo. a size of book, about 4¼ × 63⁄4 in. (11 × 17 cm), untrimmed.
- PrintingAlso called fools′cap quar′to. [Chiefly Brit.]a size of book, about 63⁄4 × 8½ in. (17 × 22 cm) untrimmed.
- See fool's cap (def. 1).
- so called from the watermark of a fool's cap formerly used on such paper 1690–1700
- Clothinga traditional jester's cap or hood, often multicolored and usually having several drooping peaks from which bells are hung.
- See dunce cap.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: foolscap /ˈfuːlzˌkæp/ n - chiefly Brit a size of writing or printing paper, 13½ by 17 inches or 13¼ by 16½ inches
Etymology: 17th Century: see fool1, cap; so called from the watermark formerly used on this kind of paper Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: fool's cap n - a hood or cap with bells or tassels, worn by court jesters
- a dunce's cap
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