deckle
English
editEtymology
editFrom German Deckel, diminutive of Decke (“covering”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editdeckle (plural deckles)
- (paper-making, art) A frame or edge which limits the pulp and, consequently, the size of the resulting paper.
- A membrane covering the outermost side of a brisket of beef, where it was attached to the rib cage
- (Jewish cuisine) The fattier, smaller point-cut portion of a brisket of beef, being the superficial pectoral muscle.
Synonyms
edit- (point-cut portion of a brisket): point
Verb
editdeckle (third-person singular simple present deckles, present participle deckling, simple past and past participle deckled)
- (transitive, rare) To give deckles to (paper).
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Verb
editdeckle
- inflection of deckeln:
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