Definition of Deckle-edged

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

Exact synonyms: Deckled, Featheredged
Similar to: Bordered

Definition of Deckle-edged

1. Adjective. rough edged like uncut paper ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Deckle-edged

decked out
decked out(p)
deckel
deckels
decker
deckers
deckhand
deckhands
deckhead
deckheads
deckhouse
deckhouses
decking
deckings
deckle
deckle-edged (current term)
deckle edge
deckled
deckles
decklid
decklids
decklike
deckman
deckmen
decko
deckoed
deckoing
deckos
decks
deckscrub

Literary usage of Deckle-edged

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The United States: A Catalogue of Books Relating to the History of Its by Arthur H. Clark Company (1920)
"Printed in large Caslon type on Dickinson's deckle-edged paper, with facsimile and folding map, large Svo, pp. 330, cloth, uncut, gilt top. $4.00 net. ..."

2. Proof-reading and Punctuation-- by Adele Millicent Smith (1902)
"deckle-edged '• ' Deckle-edge is the name given to papers which papers. are ... Deckle- edged machine paper, however, can be made in narrow strips of any ..."

3. The Arena by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1908)
"The volume is beautifully gotten up, a fine specimen of the book-maker's art, being well printed on deckle-edged paper and bound in dark green leather ..."

4. Frenzied Finance by Thomas William Lawson (1905)
"The immediate result of this interchange of deckle-edged * insults was to daze the public. "Standard Oil" attacked and actually replying; Rogers assaulting ..."

5. Frenzied Finance by Thomas William Lawson (1905)
"The immediate result of this interchange of deckle-edged * insults was to daze the public. " Standard Oil" attacked and actually replying; Rogers assaulting ..."

6. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803: Explorations by Early Navigators by Emma Helen Blair, James Alexander Robertson, Edward Gaylord Bourne (1907)
"Printed direct from type on Dickinson's deckle-edged paper. Large 8vo, cloth, uncut. Price, $3.00 net. A real literary and historical find. ..."

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