deckle

== English == === Etymology === From German Deckel, diminutive of Decke (“covering”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdɛkəl/ Rhymes: -ɛkəl Homophone: decal (Canada) === Noun === deckle (plural deckles) (paper-making, art) A frame or edge which limits the pulp and, consequently, the size of the resulting paper. A membrane covering the outermost side of a brisket of beef, where it was attached to the rib cage (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) (transitive, rare) To give deckles to (paper). ==== Derived terms ==== deckle edge deckle-edged === Anagrams === deckel, eckled == German == === Pronunciation === === Verb === deckle inflection of deckeln: first-person singular present first/third-person singular subjunctive I singular imperative