The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Deckle edge \Dec"kle edge`\ The rough, untrimmed edge of paper left by the deckle; also, a rough edge in imitation of this. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] deckle-edgedWordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
deckle edge n 1: rough edge left by a deckle on handmade paper or produced artificially on machine-made paper [syn: deckle edge, deckle]