1. a size of paper, typically about 13 by 16 inches
Usage: chiefly British

Examples

• The lawyer wrote his notes on foolscap paper.
• She bought a ream of foolscap for her manuscript.
• The old document was written on yellowed foolscap.
• He preferred foolscap to standard letter-size paper.
• The clerk handed him a sheet of foolscap to fill out the form.