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deckle

deck·le [ dék'l ] (plural deck·les)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. paper-making frame: a metal frame used to contain pulp in a mold during the making of handmade paper

2. paper 
Same as  deckle edge


[Mid-18th century. < German Deckel "little covering" < Decke "covering"]
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