Meanings
adjectivedeckled (not comparable)
- not comparableHaving a rough edge (used especially of hand-made paper).
The facade was finished in polished marble and bronze set into limestone, completely plain except for softly, almost invisibly, deckled keystones.
2008 February 10, Christopher Gray, “A Little Jewel Box of a Shoe Store”, in New York Times
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of deckle
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivehaving a rough edge; used of handmade paper or paper resembling handmade
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Origin
From deckle + -ed; see deckle edge.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
deckled. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deckled
MLA
“deckled.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deckled. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deckled,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deckled.
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