deckle

D2E1C3K5L1E1
/ˈdɛkəl/

noun

A frame or edge which limits the pulp and, consequently, the size of the resulting paper.

Similar
pointdeckle edge
OriginGerman Deckel →
UncommonScrabble 13
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Meanings

noundeckle (plural deckles)

plural deckles

  1. paper-makingartA frame or edge which limits the pulp and, consequently, the size of the resulting paper.
  2. A membrane covering the outermost side of a brisket of beef, where it was attached to the rib cage
  3. JewishcuisineThe fattier, smaller point-cut portion of a brisket of beef, being the superficial pectoral muscle.

    Synonyms: point

verbdeckle (third-person singular simple present deckles, present participle deckling, simple past and past participle deckled)

present singular third person deckles · participle present deckling · participle past deckled · past deckled

  1. raretransitiveTo give deckles to (paper).

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe fattier, smaller point-cut portion of a brisket of beef, being the superficial pectoral muscle.

Similar
point

More synonyms by meaning

nounrough edge left by a deckle on handmade paper or produced artificially on machine-made paper

Similar
deckle edge
Broader
edge
Also see
deckle edge

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. GermanDeckel
  2. Englishdeckle

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with deckle

shekelspecklefreckleHaeckelheckle
All rhymes →

Sounds the same

decal (Canada)decal (Canada)

Anagrams

Ledeck
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APA

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MLA

“deckle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deckle. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deckle,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deckle.

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