legal cap

noun

: a white writing paper for legal use that is usually 8¹/₂ inches wide and 13 or 14 inches long and is often ruled

some … use legal cap with margins ruled in red

—Eva L. Connelly & T. P. Moroney

Word History

Etymology

cap from -cap (as in foolscap)

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