Found 2 items, similar to deckle.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: deckle
deckle
n 1: rough edge left by a deckle on handmade paper or produced
artificially on machine-made paper [syn:
deckle edge]
2: (paper making) a frame used to form paper pulp into sheets
English → English (gcide)
Definition: deckle
deckle
\dec"kle\ (d[e^]k"k'l), 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
dekle.]
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