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語源

Probably from a watermark of a fool's cap.

発音

• (英国発音, 米国発音) IPA: /ˈfuːl.skæp/, /ˈfuːlz.kæp/
• (Canada) IPA: /ˈfʊl.skæp/, /ˈfoʊl.skæp/

名詞

foolscap (plural foolscaps)

1. (strictly) Writing paper sheets measuring 13.25 x 16.5 inches.
2. (more usually) Such a sheet folded or cut in half, thus approximately 8 x 13.25 inches.
   • 1892, Walter Besant, chapter II, in The Ivory Gate […], New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC:

     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.

3. Printing paper measuring 13.5 inches x 17 inches.
4. Alternative form of fool's cap

派生語

• double foolscap

参考

• legal
• quarto

参照

• Michael Quinion (2004) “Foolscap”, in Ballyhoo, Buckaroo, and Spuds: Ingenious Tales of Words and Their Origins, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Books in association with Penguin Books, →ISBN.

• (A paper sizes): 2A0   A0   A1   A2   A3   A4   A5   A6   A7   A8   A9   A10

発音

名詞

fool's cap

1. A cap, usually brightly colored with bells and tassels, as worn by a court jester or fool.

関連する語

• foolscap