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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. 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)
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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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