1. A size of printing paper (typically 13 x 16 inches) traditionally used for writing and legal documents
   "The old legal documents were written on foolscap"

1. A cone-shaped paper hat formerly placed on the head of slow or lazy pupils
   "In the old schoolhouse museum, they displayed a fool's cap as an example of outdated disciplinary methods";
   - dunce cap [N. Amer], dunce's cap

Derived forms: foolscaps, fool's caps

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

Encyclopedia: Foolscap