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Definition of Deckle

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

2. Noun. (paper making) a frame used to form paper pulp into sheets.

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. 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

deck-house decked decked(p) decked out(p) deckel deckels decker deckers deckhand deckhands

deckhouse deckhouses decking deckings deckle (current term) deckle (current term) deckle-edged deckled deckles deckle edge

decko deckoed deckoing deckos decks deck chair deck of cards deck out deck tennis deck up

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