deckle meaning

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deckle (noun): rough edge left by a deckle on handmade paper or produced artificially on machine-made paper.

deckle has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

deckle as a noun

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

    Synonyms: deckle edge

    Type of: edge

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

    Type of: framework

Scrabble score: 13 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with DE · words ending in LE · 6-letter words

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