Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A frame used in making paper by hand to form paper pulp into sheets of a desired size.
- noun A deckle edge.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In paper-making: In hand paper-making, a rectangular frame laid upon the wire mold on which the paper-pulp is placed, to confine it within the limits of the required size of sheet; in machine paper-making, a belt of linen and caoutchoue placed on either side of the apron, to keep the pulp from spreading out laterally and making the paper wider than is desired.
- noun The rough or raw edge of paper; specifically, the ragged edge of handmade paper, produced by the deckle.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (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.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun art A
paper -making instrument which limits thepulp , and consequently the size of the resulting paper. - noun The fattier point-cut end of a
brisket ofbeef .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (paper making) a frame used to form paper pulp into sheets
- noun rough edge left by a deckle on handmade paper or produced artificially on machine-made paper
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The eye of the ribeye, which is a long, tender tube about 4 in diameter, and the spinalis muscle, sometimes called the deckle or the rib cap, that wraps around the side opposite the bones.
Meathead Goldwyn: Secrets Of Holiday Prime Rib On The Grill Meathead Goldwyn 2010
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The eye of the ribeye, which is a long, tender tube about 4 in diameter, and the spinalis muscle, sometimes called the deckle or the rib cap, that wraps around the side opposite the bones.
Meathead Goldwyn: Secrets Of Holiday Prime Rib On The Grill Meathead Goldwyn 2010
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The eye of the ribeye, which is a long, tender tube about 4 in diameter, and the spinalis muscle, sometimes called the deckle or the rib cap, that wraps around the side opposite the bones.
Meathead Goldwyn: Secrets Of Holiday Prime Rib On The Grill Meathead Goldwyn 2010
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I just want to draw your attention to Caleb Crain's excellent rant against what I now learn and might once have known? are called deckle edges.
As a follow-up to my previous post Jenny Davidson 2005
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I just want to draw your attention to Caleb Crain's excellent rant against what I now learn and might once have known? are called deckle edges.
Archive 2005-12-01 Jenny Davidson 2005
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Purchase a brisket with at least 0.6 cm (1/4-inch) of fat on the top (called the deckle).
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Jim Romanoff 2011
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To make them, the fatty segment of brisket called the deckle is thrown back into the smoker for extra rendering, then served as a pile of crunchy, unctuous hunks, crusted in a swarthy, earthy rub that includes brown sugar, paprika and Greek coffee.
NYT > Home Page By BETSY ANDREWS 2011
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A sheet of hand-made paper has all round it a rough uneven edge called the "deckle," that is a necessary result of its method of manufacture.
Bookbinding, and the Care of Books A handbook for Amateurs, Bookbinders & Librarians Douglas Cockerell 1894
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Book-lovers quite rightly like to find traces of the "deckle" edge, as evidence that a volume has not been unduly reduced by the binder.
Bookbinding, and the Care of Books A handbook for Amateurs, Bookbinders & Librarians Douglas Cockerell 1894
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"deckle" for its own sake, and to leave books on hand-made paper absolutely untrimmed, with ragged edges that collect the dirt, are unsightly, and troublesome to turn over.
Bookbinding, and the Care of Books A handbook for Amateurs, Bookbinders & Librarians Douglas Cockerell 1894
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