Decked
[dekt]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Deck
Checker: Roy
Examples
- The stern of the boat is decked over and the gondolier stands there. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The seasons have made their wonted round, and decked this eternal city in a changeful robe of surpassing beauty. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- This duty is extended to the sale of all ships and vessels of more than two tons burden, whether decked or undecked. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- This was a steamer with two parallel hulls, decked across, and designed for greater steadiness in crossing the English Channel. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- A series of Italian views decked the walls. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- By the time we have decked the house with this and hung up the mistletoe, we must think of starting to meet him. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- It was May before they arrived: the season had decked the forest trees with leaves, and its paths with a thousand flowers. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
Checker: Roy