deckle-edged

[ dek-uhl-ejd ]

adjective

1. having a deckle edge:

   deckle-edged paper for stationery.

Word History and Origins

Origin of deckle-edged¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

She was seen as a natural successor, yet she operates from a different vantage from that of many of her peers, who base decisions on deckle-edged intuition.

From New York Times

Books also furnished the room, including the poems of Rumi and a deckle-edged paperback of Kerouac’s “On the Road.”

From New York Times

Rather, he wanted to shred the books, soak them in water, grind them into a gray slurry and turn that slurry into a large, rectangular piece of thick, deckle-edged handmade paper.

From Washington Post

Printed on deckle-edged paper, with red border lines and decorated wrapper, in envelope.

From Project Gutenberg

It is handsomely printed in large Caslon type on Dickinson's deckle-edged paper.

From Project Gutenberg