deckled

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English

Etymology

From deckle +‎ -ed; see deckle edge.

Adjective

deckled (not comparable)

  1. Having a rough edge (used especially of hand-made paper).
    • 2008 February 10, Christopher Gray, “A Little Jewel Box of a Shoe Store”, in New York Times:
      The facade was finished in polished marble and bronze set into limestone, completely plain except for softly, almost invisibly, deckled keystones.

Verb

deckled

  1. simple past and past participle of deckle