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Word: Deckle
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 18th century: from German Deckel, diminutive of Decke ‘covering’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈdɛk(ə)l
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a device in a papermaking machine for limiting the size of the sheet, consisting of a continuous belt on either side of the wire.
Short Definition:device in papermaking machine for limiting size of sheet, consisting of continuous belt on either side of wire
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