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De - Pt| English Dictionary: decked | by the DICT Development Group |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Deck \Deck\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Decking}.] [D. dekken to cover; akin to E. thatch. See {Thatch}.] 1. To cover; to overspread. To deck with clouds the uncolored sky. --Milton. 2. To dress, as the person; to clothe; especially, to clothe with more than ordinary elegance; to array; to adorn; to embellish. Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency. --Job xl. 10. And deck my body in gay ornaments. --Shak. The dew with spangles decked the ground. --Dryden. 3. To furnish with a deck, as a vessel. | |
