deck
Cross references:
1. adorn
1. deck \'dek\ n [prob. modif. of (assumed) LG verdeck (whence G verdeck),
fr. (assu]med) MLG vordeck, fr. MLG vordecken to cover, fr. vor- (akin to
OHG fur- for-) + decken to cover; akin to OHG decken to cover - more at
THATCH 1: a platform in a ship serving usu. as a structural element and
forming th e floor for its compartments 2: something resembling the deck of
a ship : as 2a: the roadway of a bridge 2b: a flat floored roofless area
adjoining a house 3: a pack of playing cards 1: ready for duty 2: next
in line - on deck
2. deck vt [D dekken to cover; akin to OHG decken] [1deck] obs 1: COVER
2a: to clothe elegantly : ARRAY 2b: DECORATE 3: to furnish with or as if
with a deck