Deckle Definition

dĕkəl
noun
A removable wooden frame used as an edging for the four sides of a sheet mold in making paper by hand.
Webster's New World
Either of the two edgings used to control the width of a sheet of paper in a papermaking machine.
Webster's New World
A deckle edge.
American Heritage
The outermost layer of meat and fat on a roast or steak.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Deckle

Noun

Singular:
deckle
Plural:
deckles

Origin of Deckle

  • German Deckel from Decke cover from decken to cover from Middle High German from Old High German decchen (s)teg- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • German Deckel, diminutive of Decke (“covering”).

    From Wiktionary

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Words Starting With

DDEDEC

Words Ending With

ELEKLE

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deckle

Words Starting With D and Ending With E

Starts With D & Ends With EStarts With DE & Ends With EStarts With D & Ends With LE

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With D6 Letter Words Ending With E