deckle n. (Spelt also deckel, and dekle) (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.
... "It isn't deckle-edge paper with a ducal seal, if that is what you're expecting," grinned the boy, not unwilling to air ... — Christopher and the Clockmakers • Sara Ware Bassett
... Printed on the finest deckle edge paper and bound in the best silk finished cloth, with frontispiece and rubricated title page. Elaborate cover design in ... — The Wide, Wide World • Susan Warner
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