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Meaning of DECKLE

Pronunciation:  'dekul

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  (paper making) a frame used to form paper pulp into sheets
  2. [n]  rough edge left by a deckle on handmade paper or produced artificially on machine-made paper
 

DECKLE is a 6 letter word that starts with D.

 

 Synonyms: deckle edge
 
 See Also: edge, frame, framework, framing

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Dec"kle\, n. [Cf. G. deckel cover, lid.] (Paper Making)
A separate thin wooden frame used to form the border of a
hand mold, or a curb of India rubber or other material which
rests on, and forms the edge of, the mold in a paper machine
and determines the width of the paper. [Spelt also {deckel},
and {deckle}.]

 
Computing Dictionary
 
 Definition: 

/dek'l/ (From "dec-" and "nibble"; the original spelling seems to have been "decle") Two nickles; 10 bits. Reported among developers for mattel's gi 1600 (the intellivision games processor), a chip with 16-bit wide ram but 10-bit wide rom.

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