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foolscap quarto

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fools⋅cap

[foolz-kap]
–noun
1. a type of inexpensive writing paper, esp. legal-size, lined, yellow sheets, bound in tablet form.
2. Chiefly British. a size of drawing or printing paper, 13 1/2 × 17 in. (34 × 43 cm). Abbreviation: cap., fcp.
3. Also called foolscap octavo. a size of book, about 4 1/4 × 6 3/4 in. (11 × 17 cm), untrimmed.
4. Also called foolscap quarto. Chiefly British. a size of book, about 6 3/4 × 8 1/2 in. (17 × 22 cm) untrimmed.
5. fool's cap (def. 1).

Origin:
1690–1700; so called from the watermark of a fool's cap formerly used on such paper
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