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Noun: foolscap  'foolz,kap
Usage: Brit
  1. A size of paper used especially in Britain
Noun: fool's cap
  1. A cone-shaped paper hat formerly placed on the head of slow or lazy pupils
    - dunce cap [N. Amer], dunce's cap

Derived forms: fool's caps, foolscaps

Type of: chapeau, hat, lid [informal], piece of paper, sheet, sheet of paper

Encyclopedia: Foolscap

Fool's cap