Definitions for: Deckle


[n] (paper making) a frame used to form paper pulp into sheets
[n] rough edge left by a deckle on handmade paper or produced artificially on machine-made paper



Webster (1913) Definition: Dec"kle, n. [Cf. G. deckel cover, lid.] (Paper Making)
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.]

Synonyms: deckle edge

See Also: edge, frame, framework, framing

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