dekle

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dekle - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  deckle \dec"kle\ (d[e^]k"k'l), 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 dekle.]
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  Dekle \De"kle\, n. (Paper Making)
     See Deckle.
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