# pott

Pronunciation: say "POT" US /pɑt/, UK /pɒt/

## Noun

1. A former standard size of paper, measuring 12.5 by 15 inches.
   - Simple: An old standard size of paper, about 12.5 by 15 inches.
   - _Stationers once sold pott by the ream for everyday correspondence._
   - _The clerk ruled lines across a sheet of pott before writing up the ledger._

## Noun

2. Obsolete form of pot. *(obsolete)* — Obsolete form of pot.
   - Simple: Obsolete form of pot. It is an old way to spell the same word, seen only in old writing.

## Origin

The origin is unknown. It possibly comes from the paper originally bearing a watermark of a pot, or from a manufacturer's or merchant's name.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/pott (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).