deckle-edged

• Adjectif décrivant un papier dont les bords sont irréguliers et non coupés, souvent associé au papier fait main ou aux livres de haute qualité ; de nos jours, le terme est surtout employé dans un registre technique ou historique.

An adjective describing paper that has a rough, untrimmed edge, often associated with handmade or high-quality books; now largely archaic in common usage.

1. Having a rough, untrimmed edgeC1formal

   Describes paper that has a natural, irregular, and slightly rough edge, often found on handmade paper or paper made to imitate that style.

   à bords non rognés

   • The artist preferred deckle-edged paper for her watercolor paintings.
   • The book was printed on high-quality, deckle-edged paper.
   • He admired the deckle-edged pages of the antique journal.

   Synonymesdeckledfeathereduntrimmed

   Antonymescuttrimmed