| deck | 1. The floorlike covering of the horizontal sections, or compartments, of a ship. Small vessels have only one deck; larger ships have two or three decks. The following are the more common names of the decks of vessels having more than one. <astronomy> Berth deck, the upper deck, usually a light deck, erected above the frame of the hull. Orlop deck, the deck or part of a deck where the cables are stowed, usually below the water line. Poop deck, the deck forming the roof of a poop or poop cabin, built on the upper deck and extending from the mizzenmast aft. Quarter-deck, the part of the upper deck abaft the mainmast, including the poop deck when there is one. Spar deck. Same as the upper deck. Sometimes a light deck fitted over the upper deck. Upper deck, the highest deck of the hull, extending from stem to stern. 2. The upper part or top of a mansard roof or curb roof when made nearly flat. 3. The roof of a passenger car. 4. A pack or set of playing cards. "The king was slyly fingered from the deck." (Shak) 5. A heap or store. "Who . . . Hath such trinkets Ready in the deck." (Massinger) Between decks. See Between. <medicine> Deck bridge, to clear off all the stakes on the table by winning them. Origin: D. Dek. See Deck. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| deckle | A separate thin wooden frame used to form the border of a hand mold, or a curb of India rubber or other material which rests on, and forms the edge of, the mold in a paper machine and determines the width of the paper. [Spelt also deckel, and deckle. Origin: Cf. G. Deckel cover, lid. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| half-deck | 1. <zoology> A shell of the genus Crepidula; a boat shell. See Boat shell. 2. See Half deck, under Deck. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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