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Deckle edges

Scope note

Feathery edge at the border of a sheet of hand- or mold-made paper, caused by the deckle or frame which confines the pulp to the mold; also on some machine-made papers, caused by the rubber deckle straps at the sides of the paper machine, or made by artificial means. LG5

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000224242

Broader Terms used

<conditions and effects: paper>

Equivalent Terms used

deckle edge

Created

13yrs ago

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