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deckle edge

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deckle edge
n.
The rough edge of handmade paper formed in a deckle. Also called featheredge.
deckle-edged (dkl-jd) adj.
deckle edge
n
1. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) the rough edge of handmade paper, caused by pulp seeping between the mould and the deckle: often left as ornamentation in fine books and writing papers
2. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a trimmed edge imitating this
deckle-edged  adj
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Noun1.deckle edge - rough edge left by a deckle on handmade paper or produced artificially on machine-made paper
deckle
edge - a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object; "he rounded the edges of the box"
Translations
deckle edge
n → Büttenrand m


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As George explains, they also acted on their canny understanding of the art audience's hunger for souvenirs of such events: "We had little leaflets, which we had letterpress printed, with deckle edges that we did ourselves.
Gilbert & George by Livingstone, Marco / Artforum International
Another potential difficulty can be depicting vapor and cloud realistically, but Jenkins makes full use of thin, wispy papers and deckle edges to create puffy clouds and blowing snow plumes.
The Top of the World: Climbing Mount Everest by ROBINSON, LOLLY / The Horn Book Magazine
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