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Definition of: foolscap
(f
lz′kap′) noun
1. A size of writing paper about 13 by 16 inches, making when folded a page 13 by 8 inches.
2. Brit. A size of printing paper 13 1/2 by 17 inches: so called from the watermark of a fool's cap and bells used by old papermakers.
3. A fool's cap.
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