deckle-edged

[ dek-uhl-ejd ]

/ ˈdɛk əlˌɛdʒd /

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

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First recorded in 1885–90

It is handsomely printed in large Caslon type on Dickinson's deckle-edged paper.
Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843)|Alexander Philipp Maximilian, Prince of Wied
The immediate result of this interchange of deckle-edged insults was to daze the public.
Frenzied Finance|Thomas W. Lawson
Printed on deckle-edged paper, with gilt top, and bound in cloth.
The Baron's Sons|Mr Jkai
And Archibald pulled the parchment-bound, deckle-edged booklet from his outer breast pocket.
Cleo The Magnificent|Louis Zangwill

Mr. Lawson's proclamations and market communications are invariably printed on the finest grade of deckle-edged paper.
Frenzied Finance|Thomas W. Lawson