deckle-edged

Variant of deckle edge

deckle edge definition

deckle edge

  1. the rough, irregular edge of a sheet of paper after it leaves the deckle and before it is trimmed: such edges are often favored as decorative
  2. an imitation of such an edge produced on trimmed paper, as by tearing

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