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deck

verb [T] (DECORATE)
 
 
/dek/

Definition

to decorate or add something to something to make an effect: The room was decked with flowers. The wedding guests were decked out in their finery (= wearing their best clothes). → See also bedeckDecorating or making something attractive
(Definition of deck verb (DECORATE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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