deckle-edged

[ dek-uhl-ejd ]

/ ˈdɛk əlˌɛdʒd /

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adjective

having a deckle edge: deckle-edged paper for stationery.

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Origin of deckle-edged

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby deckle-edged

deck hook, deckhouse, decking, deckle, deckle edge, deckle-edged, deck lid, deck light, deck load, deck log, deck officer

How to use deckle-edged in a sentence

Thanksgiving may be about family, but that comes with an intimidating collection of double-edged swords.
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But this public awareness of ED has been a double-edged sword.
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As a tool of social activism, plague functions as a double-edged sword.
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The sky is pale-blue now, with pink-edged clouds, and old men and women have come out to sit on the porches.
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It's also a double-edged sword that could hurt local Democrats and Republicans alike.
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Whatever you do, don't write a word to that Carr friend of yours; he's as sharp as a two-edged sword.
Elster's Folly|Mrs. Henry Wood
Marcus and Farringdon's pure badger, two shillings—gilt-edged badger half-a-crown.
First Plays|A. A. Milne
Chumru edged nearer his master while their new acquaintance walked towards the ekka.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
It was all crimson and white, with a fur-edged velvet cap that it really took courage to wear, and fur-topped boots.
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With twenty-five dollars in his hand, Henry felt like a millionaire as he edged through the crowd to the gate.
The Box-Car Children|Gertrude Chandler Warner