word of the day: foolscap

The word of the day is foolscap:

a type of inexpensive writing paper, especially legal-size, lined, yellow sheets, bound in tablet form.

so called from the watermark of a fool's cap formerly used on such paper (dictionary.com)

 

 

"What stands out in my memory is not so much the dish itself - I've both cooked and eaten it so often that I know it by heart - as the recipe's length.  It covered two closely written sides of lined foolscap, and began with detailed instructions on how to turn on and light a gas burner."

 

 - John Lancaster, "Shut up and eat: a foodie repents", 3 November 2014 The New Yorker