Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- See the extract.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective having a rough edge; having a deckle edge; -- used of handmade paper or paper resembling handmade.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective rough edged like uncut paper
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having a rough edge; used of handmade paper or paper resembling handmade
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Examples
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But I don't like the maroon bands at top and bottom - for some reason that makes me expect it to be either a collection of short stories or a big floppy unwieldy trade paperback with deckle-edged pages (these connotations may be specific to me).
Book Cover Smackdown! Panverse One vs. Madness of Flowers vs. The God Engines 2009
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Confetti was scattered across the table, and fancy deckle-edged place cards sat at each plate.
The Haunted Jessica Verday 2010
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Participants in the National Book Critics Circle panel on the future of book reviews chatted about e-galleys, the elegance of deckle-edged pages and the perils e-blast publicity in a Book Expo America session that registered fewer sparks than the one in 2009.
No More Verdicts From On High: Are Book Reviewers Changing To Keep Up With The Age Of Engagement? 2010
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Ms. LEE ROSENBAUM (Writer, Wall Street Journal, CultureGrrl): You have a little, deckle-edged Ansel Adams of a stream that - you know, with the deckle edge that we used to have on our Polaroids back when we did our snapshots.
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Having moved past my love of the feel and weight of the book with its rough cut, deckle-edged pages I then actually hadn't got a clue what to expect.
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Having moved past my love of the feel and weight of the book with its rough cut, deckle-edged pages I then actually hadn't got a clue what to expect.
Springtime in Paris 2007
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Having moved past my love of the feel and weight of the book with its rough cut, deckle-edged pages I then actually hadn't got a clue what to expect.
Springtime in Paris 2007
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Gouache, watercolour over digital fine art print on deckle-edged paper
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Watercolour over digital fine art print on deckle-edged paper
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Gouache, watercolour over digital fine art print on deckle-edged paper
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