deckle

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English[edit]

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paper mold and deckle (frame)
brisket

Etymology[edit]

From German Deckel, diminutive of Decke (covering).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

deckle (plural deckles)

  1. (paper-making, art) A frame or edge which limits the pulp and, consequently, the size of the resulting paper.
  2. A membrane covering the outermost side of a brisket of beef, where it was attached to the rib cage
  3. (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[edit]

deckle (third-person singular simple present deckles, present participle deckling, simple past and past participle deckled)

  1. (transitive, rare) To give deckles to (paper).

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German[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Verb[edit]

deckle

  1. inflection of deckeln:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
    3. singular imperative