foolscap

ˈfuːlzˌkæp

Definition

Definition of foolscap - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

paper size

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printing paper measuring 13.5 x 17 inches

Dated

The printer requires foolscap for large prints.

stationery

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type of paper size larger than A4

Dated

The legal documents were printed on foolscap to accommodate more text per page..

folio

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foolscap paper

type of paper traditionally 13.5 by 17 inches

He wrote his notes on foolscap paper.

foolscap size

paper size measuring 13.5 x 17 inches

He printed the document on foolscap size.

Origin of foolscap

English, fool + scap (sheet)

Examples of foolscap in a sentence

The artist prefers drawing on foolscap.
The manuscript was written on foolscap for better readability.
She preferred foolscap for her sketches due to its size.

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French:papier de grande taille, papier foolscap, ...
German:Folio, großes Papierformat, ...
Italian:carta foolscap, formato legale, ...
Spanish:papel oficio, papel tamaño oficio, ...
Portuguese:papel de tamanho grande, foolscap, ...
Chinese:福尔斯卡普纸, 大开纸, ...
Japanese:フールスキャップ, 大判用紙, ...
Arabic:وَرَق فولسكاب, فُولْسْكَاب, ...
Hebrew:נְיָר פוּלְסְקַאפ, גֹּדֶל נְיָיר גָּדוֹל מֵאֵיי אַרְבַּע, ...
Russian:бумага формата фулскэп, фулскап, ...
Ukrainian:папір foolscap, великий формат паперу, ...
Hindi:फूलस्कैप, बड़ा कागज, ...
Bengali:ফুলস্ক্যাপ, বড় কাগজের আকার, ...
Catalan:paper de foolscap, mida de paper gran, ...
Czech:papír formátu 13,5 × 17 palců, úřední formát, ...
Danish:storformatpapir, stor papirformat, ...
Dutch:folio, folioformaat, ...
Greek:χαρτί μεγέθους foolscap, μεγάλο μέγεθος χαρτιού, ...
Hungarian:foolscap, fólió, ...
Khmer:ក្រដាសបោះពុម្ពទំហំ ១៣,៥ គុណ ១៧ អ៊ីញ, ក្រដាសហ្វូលស្កេប, ...
Korean:대형 용지, ...
Persian:کاغذ فولیوسکپ, کاغذ فولسکپ, ...
Polish:papier foolscap, papier typu foolscap, ...
Portuguese (BR):papel almaço, foolscap, ...
Romanian:hârtie foolscap, hârtie mare, ...
Swedish:folio, större pappersformat, ...
Thai:กระดาษฟูลสแคป, กระดาษขนาดใหญ่, ...
Turkish:büyük boy kağıt, foolscap, ...
Vietnamese:giấy foolscap, ...

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