foolscap
/foolz-kap/US // ˈfulzˌkæp //UK // (ˈfuːlzˌkæp) //
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Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a type of inexpensive writing paper, especially legal-size, lined, yellow sheets, bound in tablet form.
- : Chiefly British. a size of drawing or printing paper, 13.5 × 17 inches.Abbreviations: cap., fcp.
- : Also called foolscap octavo. a size of book, about 4.25 × 6.75 inches, untrimmed.
- : Also called foolscap quarto. Chiefly British. a size of book, about 6.75 × 8.5 inches untrimmed.
- : fool's cap.
Examples
Put away that great pile of foolscap and talk to me; Im as full of talk as an egg is full of meat.
Opening the envelope, he took out the piece of foolscap, on which was neither date nor name of place.
As he did so a folded sheet of foolscap, which had been lodged between the drawer and the side of the desk, fell to the floor.
I remember writing out the message in a clear, bold hand, and addressing the foolscap envelope in the same way.
We visited Theodore, and through him received from Mr. S. about three hundred Turkish pounds in return for foolscap-paper cheques.
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