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plural foolscaps
Alternative form of fool's cap examples
(strictly) Writing paper sheets measuring 13.25 x 16.5 inches examples
(more usually) Such a sheet folded or cut in half, thus approximately 8 x 13.25 inches. quotations examples
At twilight in the summer there is never anybody to fear—man, woman, or cat—in the chambers and at that hour the mice come out. They do not eat parchment or foolscap or red tape, but they eat the luncheon crumbs.
1892, Walter Besant, chapter II, in The Ivory Gate […], New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […]
Printing paper measuring 13.5 inches x 17 inches. examples