Deckle

[dekl]

Definition

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

Editor: Terence--From WordNet

Definition

(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.

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Definition

n. the gauge on a paper-making machine.—n. Deck′le-edge the raw or ragged edge of handmade paper.—adj. Deck′le-edged having a rough uncut edge.

Editor: Rena