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Deckle edge

Deckle edge \Dec"kle edge`\ The rough, untrimmed edge of paper left by the deckle; also, a rough edge in imitation of this.

WordNet
deckle edge

n. rough edge left by a deckle on handmade paper or produced artificially on machine-made paper [syn: deckle]

Usage examples of "deckle edge".

The envelope was handmade from a heavy, old-fashioned laid paper, with a deckle edge.