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Deckle

noun

(Spelt also deckel, and dekle)

Rough edge left by a deckle on handmade paper or produced artificially on machine-made paper. Synonym: deckle edge.

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

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"Deckle" Quotes from Famous Books

... edges called for besides the gilt, the marbled, or the plain smooth cut. The deckle edge is left uncut, just as it comes from the paper-maker. The uncut or rough cut is made by taking off any projecting edges of the leaves. There are machines for doing this, one having a circular knife rigged like a circular saw, the book being run lengthwise against it. There ...

— The Building of a Book • Various

... :deckle: /dek'l/ /n./ [from dec- and {nybble}; the original spelling seems to have been 'decle'] Two {nickle}s; 10 bits. Reported among developers for Mattel's GI 1600 (the Intellivision games processor), a chip with 16-bit-wide RAM but 10-bit-wide ROM. ...

— The Jargon File, Version 4.0.0

... 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

... "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

... we are not to have the pleasure," said Archibald. "But perhaps you would like a copy of my son's book. It is but a small volume, as you see." And Archibald pulled the parchment-bound, deckle-edged booklet from his outer breast pocket. "Don't hesitate, my dear sir, it will give me pleasure if ...

— Cleo The Magnificent - The Muse of the Real • Louis Zangwill