Deckled

adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of deckle form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Having a rough edge (used especially of hand-made paper). not-comparable

    "The facade was finished in polished marble and bronze set into limestone, completely plain except for softly, almost invisibly, deckled keystones."

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

Synonyms

All synonyms
deckle-edgedfeatheredgedragged-edgedrough-edged

Example

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"The facade was finished in polished marble and bronze set into limestone, completely plain except for softly, almost invisibly, deckled keystones."

Etymology

From deckle + -ed; see deckle edge.

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