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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)