Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Foolscap"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Foolscap \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}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
foolscap
n : a size of paper used especially in Britain
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