the rough edge of handmade paper, caused by pulp seeping between the mould and the deckle: often left as ornamentation in fine books and writing papers
2.
a trimmed edge imitating this
Derived forms
deckle-edged (ˈdeckle-ˈedged)
adjective
deckle edge in American English
1.
the rough, irregular edge of a sheet of paper after it leaves the deckle and before it is trimmed: such edges are oftenfavored as decorative
2.
an imitation of such an edge produced on trimmed paper, as by tearing