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Some companies, however, describe their mould-made sheets as four deckle edges.

It should therefore be noted that four deckle edges does not necessarily mean the paper is handmade.

Some of the paper slurry passes under the deckle and forms an irregular, thin edge.

Deckle can also refer to the fatty part of a cut of brisket.

The wooden frame is called a "deckle".

Deckle is a removable wooden frame or "fence" used in manual papermaking.

Archery picked it up and kneaded it in his hands, crumpling the deckle edging.

I hose down my favorite teak and brass mold and deckle, uncover the vat, set up a felt to couch the paper onto.

When the painting was finished, the gummed or glued edge of the paper, including the deckle (which was considered unsightly) was trimmed away.

To attract more revenue, a luxury edition was printed on deckle edged paper with a circulation of 100 copies, and sold at four-times the usual price.

The deckle could not make a perfect seal against the screen at the edges and the paper slurry would seep under creating a rough edge to the paper.

Today modern deckle is created by a purpose-built machine to create the appearance of a true deckle edge by cutting a smooth edge into patterns.

The point, also known as the second cut or breast deckle, tends to be better marbled, containing the deckle point, a rich and extremely tasty top piece.

The deckle leaves the edges of the paper slightly irregular and wavy, called "deckle edges", one of the indications that the paper was made by hand.

In manual papermaking, a deckle is a removable wooden frame or "fence" placed into a mould to keep the paper slurry within bounds and to control the size of the sheet produced.

Prior to the 19th century, the deckle edge was unavoidable, a natural artifact of the paper making process in which sheets of paper were made individually on a deckle.

After the mold is dipped into a vat of paper slurry, excess water is drained off and the deckle is removed and the mold shaken or "couched" to set the fibers of the paper.

Many modern readers are unfamiliar with the deckle edge and may see it as a defect; for example, Amazon.com has left notes to buyers that the deckle is not a flaw in the product.

Dr. Lionel Deckle McLean, a dental surgeon and the first black to serve as president of the New Jersey Dental Association, died of respiratory failure last Saturday at University Hospital in Newark.

The latter are made on a slowly-rotating machine called a cylinder-mould, and the resulting sheet closely resembles a hand-made sheet in appearance, though the deckle edges are generally more regular and less pronounced than those of a hand-made sheet.

I set it on the corner of the vat and the water drains from it and leaves a layer of fiber on the surface; I remove the deckle and press the mold onto the felt, rocking it gently and as I remove it the paper remains on the felt, delicate and shiny.

The deckle edge could be trimmed off, but this extra step would add to the cost of the book.

Some companies, however, describe their mould-made sheets as four deckle edges.

It should therefore be noted that four deckle edges does not necessarily mean the paper is handmade.

It was on a single sheet of peach-colored stationery with a deckle edge.

Ltd. is printed on heavy deckle edge paper.

In a related sense, it can also mean a deckle edge which is a type of rough cut edged paper used in the book trade.

Machine-made paper may artificially have its edges produced to resemble a deckle edge.

Handmade paper similarly exhibits "deckle edges", or rough and feathery borders.

Handmade sheets have two deckle edges and two torn or cut edges.

With the appearance of smooth edges in the 19th century, the deckle edge slowly emerged as a status symbol.

Archery picked it up and kneaded it in his hands, crumpling the deckle edging.

Paper with a feathered edge is described as having a "deckle edge", in contrast with a cut edge.

The deckle edge should not be confused with the practice of unopened pages, in which the edges needed to be cut open with a knife.

Deckle Edge, or Uncut books are untrimmed or incompletely trimmed, and may be of special interest to book collectors.

To attract more revenue, a luxury edition was printed on deckle edged paper with a circulation of 100 copies, and sold at four-times the usual price.

Today modern deckle is created by a purpose-built machine to create the appearance of a true deckle edge by cutting a smooth edge into patterns.

The deckle leaves the edges of the paper slightly irregular and wavy, called "deckle edges", one of the indications that the paper was made by hand.

A lilac smocked wrap by Nikka has gold trim and deckle edges; $180 at Blush in New York, (212) 352-0111.

Prior to the 19th century, the deckle edge was unavoidable, a natural artifact of the paper making process in which sheets of paper were made individually on a deckle.

Many modern readers are unfamiliar with the deckle edge and may see it as a defect; for example, Amazon.com has left notes to buyers that the deckle is not a flaw in the product.

The series has been cunningly packaged to suggest a Victorian dime-store novel - the unimposing, bijou trim size is both elegant and kid-friendly; the margins are temptingly wide; the thick paper has deckle edges.

The latter are made on a slowly-rotating machine called a cylinder-mould, and the resulting sheet closely resembles a hand-made sheet in appearance, though the deckle edges are generally more regular and less pronounced than those of a hand-made sheet.