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Irregular paper edge
Answer for the clue "Irregular paper edge ", 6 letters:
deckle
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Word definitions for deckle in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. rough edge left by a deckle on handmade paper or produced artificially on machine-made paper [syn: deckle edge ] (paper making) a frame used to form paper pulp into sheets
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A deckle is a removable wooden frame or "fence" used in manual papermaking . In a related sense, it can also mean a deckle edge which is a type of rough cut edged paper used in the book trade.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context arts English) A paper-making instrument which limits the pulp, and consequently the size of the resulting paper. 2 The fattier point-cut end of a brisket of beef.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1810, in paper-making, from German deckel "lid, little cover," diminutive of decke "cover" (see deck (n.)).
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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 ...
Usage examples of deckle.
I hose down my favorite teak and brass mold and deckle, uncover the vat, set up a felt to couch the paper onto.
I plunge the mold and deckle into the vat, and carefully bring it up, level, streaming water.
I remove the deckle and press the mold onto the felt, rocking it gently and as I remove it the paper remains on the felt, delicate and shiny.
I cover it with another felt, wet it, and again: I plunge the mold and deckle down, bring it up, drain it, couch it.
He was leafing through an old dusty volume whose pages were deckled on side and bottom, and touched with gold on the top.
Strange splashes, scars, and patches deckled the gleaming surfaces here and there.
But when he looked at that deckled sheet of parchment-thick ivory paper—Florian's hand still protectively on it—his caterpillars gave an involuntary leap upward.
It was obviously a special edition of the 1908 book, with heavy quality paper, deckled edges, and woodcut illustrations.
I went to the studio and scrubbed molds and deckles and drank my coffee, but I wasn’t enjoying myself because I couldn’t figure out what Henry’s problem was.
The envelope was handmade from a heavy, old-fashioned laid paper, with a deckle edge.