Deckle

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English

noun

Definition

"The removable, rectangular, wooden frame forming the raised edge of the wire cloth of the mold used in making paper by hand; it confines the paper stock suspension on the wire cloth." <ref name="Etherington">Roberts, Matt T. and Don Etherington. "Deckle". Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books, A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology. Conservation Online, 1994. Web. 2 September 2014.</ref>

Related terms

deckle edge, handmade paper, paper mold

Translations for "deckle"

• English: deckle

• Danish: (translation needed)

• Dutch: (translation needed)

• French: barbes

• German: Büttenrand

• Italian: (translation needed)

• Latin: (translation needed)

• Spanish: (translation needed)

• Swedish: Däckel, Råkant