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Meanings of foolscap in English

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foolscap folio

Size of paper using the British Imperial system of units, popular in Britain before metrication.

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Usage of foolscap in English
1
Winona was gazing at the sheets of foolscap in the Principal's hand.
The Luckiest Girl in the School
2
The day came when Paul at last showed her the foolscap book.
Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922
3
Then there are my own few observations on two sheets of foolscap.
Eeldrop and Appleplex
4
Being little or nothing better than a huge foolscap turned upside down.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 1
5
A new edition, complete in one volume, foolscap 8vo., with an illustration.
The Swiss Family Robinson; or Adventures in a Desert Island
6
So he wrote about ten sheets of foolscap paper, all about sinners.
Dave Ranney / Or, Thirty Years on the Bowery; An Autobiography
7
No; it is a roll of foolscap conveyed from the Club.
Roundabout Papers
8
The drawing was done in silver pen on two pieces of foolscap paper.
News.com.au
9
His eye fell upon the notes on the sheet of foolscap.
The Fortunate Youth
10
Printed in large type, bound in cloth, gilt back and edges, foolscap 8vo.
The Swiss Family Robinson; or Adventures in a Desert Island
11
The adjutant drew a sheet of foolscap to him and wrote:-
With Moore at Corunna
12
The contract lay on the table, elegant foolscap written in a fine hand.
Ruthless
13
That letter on blue foolscap paper kept a little warmth in his heart.
The Hoosier Schoolmaster: A Story of Backwoods Life in Indiana
14
Hence the pencil notes on the sheet of foolscap, before him.
The Fortunate Youth
15
On her way back to the hotel Miss Trevor remembered the foolscap book.
Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922
16
Sir Chichester rose to his feet and tore his sheet of foolscap across.
The Summons
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