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foolscap::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | piece of paper, sheet, sheet of paper |
Examples of foolscap
foolscap
In less than ten days I had a two page foolscap paper dealing with all the issues I had raised in detail.
From the theargus.co.uk
I dream about the day I find that piece of yellow foolscap.
From the guardian.co.uk
She stored it all in a foolscap envelope which I found on the top shelf of her wardrobe after she died 25 years ago.
From the express.co.uk
An effervescent foolscap farce-it's the real thing.
From the time.com
Conscientiously typed on old-fashioned foolscap paper and showing definite signs of age, it boasted the title, Nylon Offcut Patterns.
From the nzherald.co.nz
So Ronnie and I decided to meet up at his house one day, each with a pad of yellow foolscap paper, and wait for inspiration.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
On weekends he transferred his notes to white foolscap, eventually filled three black leatherette binders with nearly 400 single-spaced pages.
From the time.com
Having found a pen, with some difficulty I copied them out in a large handwriting on a double sheet of foolscap so that I could read them.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Handing a group of young students a sheet of white foolscap, he asked them to feel and crumple the paper and then describe the sensation, only to discover that they barely had words.
From the tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com
- A size of paper used especially in Britain
- Alternative form of fool's cap; Writing paper sheets measuring 13.25 x 16.5 inches; Such a sheet folded or cut in half, thus approximately 8 x 13.25 inches; Printing paper measuring 13.5 inches x 17 inches
- A type of paper, originally watermarked by a jester's cap
- Paper, generally about thirteen by seventeen inches in dimensions, some varieties of which at one time bore a watermark of a fool's cap and bells.
- A size of paper formerly standard in Great Britain, measuring 17.2 cm x 21.6 cm.
