'deckle' definitions:
Definition of 'deckle'
(from WordNet)
noun
Rough edge left by a deckle on handmade paper or produced artificially on machine-made paper [syn: deckle edge, deckle]
noun
(paper making) a frame used to form paper pulp into sheets
Definition of 'deckle'
From: GCIDE
- 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.] [1913 Webster]