deckle
deckle definition
deckle (dek′əl)
noun
- a removable wooden frame used as an edging for the four sides of a sheet mold in making paper by hand
- either of the two edgings used to control the width of a sheet of paper in a papermaking machine
- the outermost layer of meat and fat on a roast or steak
Etymology: Ger deckel, dim. of decke, a cover < decken: see thatch
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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