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Webster 1913 Edition


deckle

dec′kle

(dĕk′k’l)
,
Noun.
[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
.]

Definition 2024


deckle

deckle

English

paper mold and deckle (frame)

Noun

deckle (plural deckles)

  1. (paper-making, art) A frame or edge which limits the pulp and, consequently, the size of the resulting paper.
  2. The fattier, smaller point-cut portion of a brisket of beef, being the superficial pectoral muscle.

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