"deckle-edged" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} deckle-edged
  1. (of paper) Having a deckle edge.
    Sense id: en-deckle-edged-en-adj-1pSKGT1G
  2. (figuratively) Rough-edged like uncut paper. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-deckle-edged-en-adj-2DF5F-tw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: deckle, deckle edge
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