Definition of Deckle

1. Noun. Rough edge left by a deckle on handmade paper or produced artificially on machine-made paper.

Exact synonyms: Deckle Edge
Generic synonyms: Edge

2. Noun. (paper making) a frame used to form paper pulp into sheets.
Generic synonyms: Framework

Definition of Deckle

1. n. A separate thin wooden frame used to form the border of a hand mold, or a curb of India rubber or other material which rests on, and forms the edge of, the mold in a paper machine and determines the width of the paper.

Definition of Deckle

1. Noun. (arts) A paper-making instrument which limits the pulp, and consequently the size of the resulting paper. ¹

2. Noun. The fattier point-cut end of a brisket of beef. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Deckle

1. a frame used in making paper by hand [n -S]

Medical Definition of Deckle

1. A separate thin wooden frame used to form the border of a hand mold, or a curb of India rubber or other material which rests on, and forms the edge of, the mold in a paper machine and determines the width of the paper. [Spelt also deckel, and deckle. Origin: Cf. G. Deckel cover, lid. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Deckle

decked(p)
decked out
decked out(p)
deckel
deckels
decker
deckers
deckhand
deckhands
deckhead
deckheads
deckhouse
deckhouses
decking
deckings
deckle (current term)
deckle-edged
deckle edge
deckled
deckles
decklid
decklids
decklike
deckman
deckmen
decko
deckoed
deckoing
deckos
decks

Literary usage of Deckle

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Modern Pulp and Paper Making: A Practical Treatise by George Strong Witham (1920)
"deckle Straps: Poor deckle straps with cracked edges, crooked places, ... The deckle strap is nothing more or less than a dam against which the paper stuff ..."

2. The Works of Hannah More: With a Sketch of Her Life by Hannah More (1827)
"... terms being unhappily used, during the" usurpation, as masks to cover tlie worst purposes, became, under Charles, ep- We do not presume to deckle on the ..."

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