Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deckled

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: deck-led
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a rough edge (used especially of hand-made paper).

verb

simple past and past participle of deckle

Example Sentences

"The facade was finished in polished marble and bronze set into limestone, completely plain except for softly, almost invisibly, deckled keystones."

Etymology

From deckle + -ed; see deckle edge.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: deckle

Synonyms

deckle-edged featheredged

Questions

What does deckled mean?: Having a rough edge (used especially of hand-made paper).
Where does deckled come from?: From deckle + -ed; see deckle edge.

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