English

Adjective

deckle-edged

1. (of paper) Having a deckle edge
   • 2004, Alan Hollinghurst, The Line of Beauty, Bloomsbury, 2005, Chapter 11 (ii),

     From-time to time the book tilted and wobbled in his lap, and the weight of the deckle-edged pages pressed on his erection through the sleek black nylon.

2. (figuratively) Rough-edged like uncut paper.
   • 1957: We turn a corner and the world becomes a pattern of arteries, splashed with silver and deckle-edged with shadow. — Lawrence Durrell, Justine, p.116 (Faber)

See also

• deckle
• deckle edge