English-Thai Dictionary
foolscap
N กระดาษ ฟุลสแก๊ป kra-dad-fu-sa-kaeb
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
FOOLSCAP
n.[L. scapus, or folio and shape. ] A kind of paper of small size.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
FOOLSCAP
Fools "cap `, n. Etym: [So called from the watermark of a fool's cap and bells used by old paper makers. See Fool's cap, under Fool. ]
Defn: A writing paper made in sheets, ordinarily 16 x 13 inches, and folded so as to make a page 13 x 8 inches. See Paper.
New American Oxford Dictionary
foolscap
fools cap |ˈfo͝olzˌkap ˈfʊlzˌkæp | ▶noun a size of paper, now standardized at about 13 × 8 (or 13 × 15.75 ) inches (300 × 200 [or 300 × 400 ] mm ): [ as modifier ] : a stack of foolscap paper. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: said to be named from a former watermark representing a jester's cap.
Oxford Dictionary
foolscap
foolscap |ˈfuːlzkap, ˈfuːls -| ▶noun [ mass noun ] Brit. a size of paper, about 330 × 200 (or 400 ) mm: [ as modifier ] : several sheets of foolscap paper. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: said to be named from a former watermark representing a fool's cap.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
foolscap
fools cap /fúːlskæ̀p, fúːlz -, 2 では -z- /名詞 1 U 大判用紙 ; フールスキャップ判の紙 〘英米で異なるが約43 ×34cm; かつて道化師帽 (fool's cap )の透かし絵が入っていたことから 〙.2 ＝fool's cap (→fool 1 ).
The Wordsmith Dictionary