Dictionary  fools•capPronunciation: (fOOlz'kap"), [key] —n. 1. a type of inexpensive writing paper, esp. legal-size, lined, yellow sheets, bound in tablet form. 2. Chiefly Brit.a size of drawing or printing paper, 13½ × 17 in. (34 × 43 cm). Abbr.: cap., fcp. 3. Also called fools'cap octa'vo. a size of book, about 4¼ × 6¾ in. (11 × 17 cm), untrimmed. 4. Also called fools'cap quar'to. Chiefly Brit.a size of book, about 6¾ × 8½ in. (17 × 22 cm) untrimmed. 5. See fool's cap (def. 1). fool's' cap"1. a traditional jester's cap or hood, often multicolored and usually having several drooping peaks from which bells are hung. 2. See dunce cap. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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