deckle

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛkəl/
• Rhymes: -ɛkəl

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.

• deckle edge

• deckel, eckled

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.