DECKLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does deckle mean? 

• DECKLE (noun)
  The noun DECKLE has 2 senses:

1. rough edge left by a deckle on handmade paper or produced artificially on machine-made paper

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

  Familiarity information: DECKLE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DECKLE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

deckle; deckle edge

Hypernyms ("deckle" is a kind of...):

edge (a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("deckle" is a kind of...):

frame; framework (a structure supporting or containing something)