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Deckle-edged

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Having a deckle edge.

    "From-time to time the book tilted and wobbled in his lap, and the weight of the deckle-edged pages pressed on his erection through the sleek black nylon."

  2. 2
    Rough-edged like uncut paper. figuratively

    "We turn a corner and the world becomes a pattern of arteries, splashed with silver and deckle-edged with shadow."

Adjective
  1. 1
    having a rough edge; used of handmade paper or paper resembling handmade wordnet

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