deckle edge


deckle edge

noun

Definition of DECKLE EDGE

: the rough untrimmed edge of paper left by a deckle or produced artificially
deck·le–edged \-ˈejd\ adjective

First Known Use of DECKLE EDGE

circa 1874

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