deckle

English

paper mold and deckle (frame)
brisket

Etymology

From German Deckel, diminutive of Decke (covering).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛkəl/
  • Rhymes: -ɛkəl
  • Homophone: decal (Canada)

Noun

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

  • (point-cut portion of a brisket): point

Verb

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

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

Derived terms

Anagrams

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

deckle

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