English-Thai Dictionary
deckle
N กรอบ แม่แบบ ผลิต กระดาษ deckel
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
DECKLE
Dec "kle, n. Etym: [Cf. G. deckel cover, lid. ] (Paper Making )
Defn: 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. [Spelt also deckel, and deckle. ]
DECKLE EDGE
DECKLE EDGE Dec "kle edge `.
Defn: The rough, untrimmed edge of paper left by the deckle; also, a rough edge in imitation of this.
DECKLE-EDGED
DECKLE-EDGED Dec "kle-edged `, a.
Defn: Having a deckle edge; as, deckle-edged paper; a deckle-edged book.
New American Oxford Dictionary
deckle
deck le |ˈdekəl ˈdɛkəl | ▶noun (also deckle strap ) a device in a papermaking machine for limiting the size of the sheet, consisting of a continuous belt on either side of the wire. • a frame on the mold used to shape the pulp when making paper by hand. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from German Deckel, diminutive of Decke ‘covering. ’
deckle edge
deck le edge ▶noun the rough uncut edge of a sheet of paper, formed by a deckle. DERIVATIVES deck le-edged adjective
Oxford Dictionary
deckle
deckle |ˈdɛk (ə )l | ▶noun (also deckle strap ) a device in a papermaking machine for limiting the size of the sheet, consisting of a continuous belt on either side of the wire. • a frame on the mould used to shape the pulp when making paper by hand. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from German Deckel, diminutive of Decke ‘covering ’.
deckle edge
deckle edge ▶noun the rough uncut edge of a sheet of paper, formed by a deckle. DERIVATIVES deckle-edged adjective
The Wordsmith Dictionary