deckle

English

paper mold and deckle (frame)

Etymology

German Deckel, diminutive of Decke (“covering”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛkəl/
  • Rhymes: -ɛkəl

Noun

deckle (plural deckles)

  1. (paper-making, art) A frame or edge which limits the pulp and, consequently, the size of the resulting paper.
  2. The fattier, smaller point-cut portion of a brisket of beef, being the superficial pectoral muscle.

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German

Verb

deckle

  1. First-person singular present of deckeln.
  2. First-person singular subjunctive I of deckeln.
  3. Third-person singular subjunctive I of deckeln.
  4. Imperative singular of deckeln.
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