<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>A foundation scholar at Magdalen College, Oxford: so called because such a scholar originally received half the allowance of a fellow.</li><li>A size of printing paper, 17.5 × 22.5 inches (44 × 57 centimeters).</li><li>A size of drawing or writing paper, 15.5 (39 centimeters) or 15 × 20 inches (38 × 51 centimeters) in England, 16 × 21 inches (41 × 53 centimeters) in the U.S.</li><li>Also called demy octavo: a size of book, about 5.5 × 8.75 inches (14 × 48 centimeters), untrimmed.</li><li>Also called demy quarto: a size of book, about 8.75 × 11 inches (22 × 28 centimeters), untrimmed.</li></ul>