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Meaning of "foolscap envelope" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FOOLSCAP ENVELOPE

foolscap envelope  [ˈfuːlzˌkæp ˈɛnvəˌləʊp] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FOOLSCAP ENVELOPE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Foolscap envelope is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FOOLSCAP ENVELOPE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of foolscap envelope in the English dictionary

The definition of foolscap envelope in the dictionary is an envelope of dimensions suitable to hold an unfolded sheet of foolscap paper.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FOOLSCAP ENVELOPE


antelope
ˈæntɪˌləʊp
aslope
əˈsləʊp
delope
dɪˈləʊp
downslope
ˈdaʊnˌsləʊp
elope
ɪˈləʊp
envelope
ˈɛnvəˌləʊp
interlope
ˌɪntəˈləʊp
lope
ləʊp
nyctalope
ˈnɪktəˌləʊp
slope
sləʊp
upslope
ʌpˈsləʊp

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FOOLSCAP ENVELOPE

fool´s-parsley
foolbegged
fooleries
foolery
foolfish
foolhardier
foolhardiest
foolhardily
foolhardiness
foolhardy
fooling about
foolish
foolishly
foolishness
foolproof
foolscap
foolscap octavo
foolscap quarto
foolscap sheet
foolscap size

WORDS THAT END LIKE FOOLSCAP ENVELOPE

airmail envelope
American antelope
back-of-the-envelope
escalope
floral envelope
goat antelope
harnessed antelope
manila envelope
manilla envelope
pay envelope
Penelope
push the envelope
sable antelope
self-addressed envelope
self-addressed stamped envelope
ski slope
slippery slope
stamped addressed envelope
Trollope
window envelope

Synonyms and antonyms of foolscap envelope in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «foolscap envelope» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FOOLSCAP ENVELOPE

Find out the translation of foolscap envelope to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of foolscap envelope from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «foolscap envelope» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

大页纸信封
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sobre de tamaño folio
570 millions of speakers

English

foolscap envelope
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फुलस्केप लिफाफा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المغلف وزيري
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Foolscap конверт
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

envelope papel almaço
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বোকা মানুষ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

enveloppe écolier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sampul bodoh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kanzleipapier Umschlag
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フールスキャップ封筒
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

foolscap 봉투
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Envelope foolsmaps
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trò hề phong bì
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Foolscap உறை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मूर्ख माणूस लिफाफा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Zarif zarf
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

busta foolscap
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

foolscap koperta
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Foolscap конверт
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

plic Foolscap
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φάκελο foolscap
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

narrenkap koevert
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

foolscap kuvert
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

foolscap konvolutt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of foolscap envelope

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FOOLSCAP ENVELOPE»

The term «foolscap envelope» is used very little and occupies the 181.968 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FOOLSCAP ENVELOPE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «foolscap envelope» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «foolscap envelope» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about foolscap envelope

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FOOLSCAP ENVELOPE»

Discover the use of foolscap envelope in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to foolscap envelope and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Commercial Self-Educator: A Comprehensive Guide to Business ...
Address a foolscap envelope in the usual way, but begin at 20, and indent each succeeding line 10 spaces from the preceding one. Type the reference number in the bottom left-hand corner, and place the letter in the envelope. Exercise 17.
2
School Government Chronicle and Education Authorities' ...
Form of a plication will be sent by the undersigned on receipt of a stamped addlressed foolscap envelope. ALBT. T. SHELDON, Education Ofliccs, Burslem. Secretary. 13th January, 1908. BOROUGH OF BURSLEM. EDUCATION COMMITTEE.
3
Journal of Education
Forms of application and particulars of appointment will be sent on receipt of a stamped addressed foolscap envelope. Applications should be received not later than June izth and should be addressed to the SECRETARY, the Offices for ...
4
Comedy of Naked Vampires
One of the visitors to Chief Ekereko was clutching an ordinary foolscap envelope. When the visitor handed this over to Chief Ekereko the latter took a quick look at the bulky foolscap envelope and immediately told the visitor angrily: "Young ...
Oliver Akamnonu, 2011
5
Pravda
Lambert understands us. Thereisa complete silence in the newsroom. REBECCA has silentlyentered. She is wearinga mackintosh and carrying a foolscap envelope. Looks likeyour wife has arrived. He turnsand goesoutinsilence. REBECCA.
David Hare, Howard Brenton, 2014
6
A Darker God: A Laetitia Talbot Mystery
The brown foolscap envelope placed so teasingly right at the bottom? Shall we have a look?" "By all means. But, Letty, go back to his letter first, will you? I think we ought to obey the stage directions!" "So dramatically and meticulously given,"  ...
Barbara Cleverly, 2010
7
New Scientist
Salary scale £815-£1 ,410 per annum. Additions may be given for industrial experience, training and study and for qualifications. Application forms (stamped addressed foolscap envelope) from the Principal of the College to bo returned within ...
8
Full Marks
His gaze was drawn to the brown foolscap envelope protruding from the pile about half way down. It was almost as if it had been deliberately placed in such a way so as to attract his attention and he withdrew it, pushing the rest of the ...
Neal James, 2013
9
New Scientist
Further particulars and forms of application are obtainable from the undersigned on receipt of a stamped addressed foolscap envelope, and completed applications must be returned not later than 31 May, 1977. HENRY D. THOMAS Education ...
10
New Scientist
Further particulars and forms of application, to be returned within three weeks, may be obtained from The Director of Education (Staffing), County Education Offices, Earl Street, Stafford, on receipt of a stamped addressed foolscap envelope.

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FOOLSCAP ENVELOPE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term foolscap envelope is used in the context of the following news items.
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Scam warning for elderly over letters
"It was a foolscap envelope with a lot of Spanish markings on it. It looked very believable," Betty said. "But right away I could smell a rat because ... «New Zealand Herald, Apr 13»
2
Delia Smith recipes: Take a leaf
If you don't live near a Waitrose, ask a friend who does to pop some in the post (it will fold into a foolscap envelope with no problem). «Telegraph.co.uk, Dec 08»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Foolscap envelope [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/foolscap-envelope>. May 2024 ».
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