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 mould

Translations for "deckle"

• Chinese: 造纸

• Danish: overflademusklen

• English: deckle

• Danish: (translation needed)

• Dutch: (translation needed)

• French: barbes<ref name="CBBAG"> Smith, Shelagh and Hélène Francoeur. Translation of Book Arts Terms, from English to French. Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild, n.d. Web. 2 September 2014.</ref>, couverte<ref name="Vocabulaire codicologique"> Muzerelle, Denis. Vocabulaire codicologique: répertoire méthodique des termes français relatifs aux manuscrits, avec leurs équivalents en anglais, italien, espagnol. n.p, n.d. Web. 2 September 2014</ref>

• German: Bütten

• Italian: coperta<ref name="Vocabulaire codicologique" />, cascio, casso<ref name="Vocabulaire codicologique" />

• Japanese: 型枠

• Latin: (translation needed)

• Spanish: frasqueta<ref name="Vocabulaire codicologique" />

• Swedish: (translation needed)

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