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Deckle

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A frame used in making paper by hand to form paper pulp into sheets of a desired size.

n. A deckle edge.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A paper-making instrument which limits the pulp, and consequently the size of the resulting paper.

n. The fattier point-cut end of a brisket of beef.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. In paper-making: In hand paper-making, a rectangular frame laid upon the wire mold on which the paper-pulp is placed, to confine it within the limits of the required size of sheet; in machine paper-making, a belt of linen and caoutchoue placed on either side of the apron, to keep the pulp from spreading out laterally and making the paper wider than is desired.

n. The rough or raw edge of paper; specifically, the ragged edge of handmade paper, produced by the deckle.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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

Word Usage

"The eye of the ribeye, which is a long, tender tube about 4 in diameter, and the spinalis muscle, sometimes called the deckle or the rib cap, that wraps around the side opposite the bones."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

framework edge

Variant

deckel dekle