3. (Railroad)
Defn: 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. [Obs.] Who . . . hath such trinkets Ready in the deck. Massinger. Between decks. See under Between. — Deck bridge (Railroad Engineering), a bridge which carries the track upon the upper chords; — distinguished from a through bridge, which carries the track upon the lower chords, between the girders. — Deck curb (Arch.), a curb supporting a deck in roof construction. — Deck floor (Arch.), a floor which serves also as a roof, as of a belfry or balcony. — Deck hand, a sailor hired to help on the vessel's deck, but not expected to go aloft. — Deck molding (Arch.), the molded finish of the edge of a deck, making the junction with the lower slope of the roof. — Deck roof (Arch.), a nearly flat roof which is not surmounted by parapet walls. — Deck transom (Shipbuilding), the transom into which the deck is framed. — To clear the decks (Naut.), to remove every unnecessary incumbrance in preparation for battle; to prepare for action. — To sweep the deck (Card Playing), to clear off all the stakes on the table by winning them.
DECKEL
Deck"el, n. (Paper Making)
Defn: Same as Deckle.
DECKER
Deck"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, decks or adorns; a coverer; as, a table decker.
2. A vessel which has a deck or decks; — used esp. in composition; as, a single-decker; a three-decker.
DECKLE
Dec"kle, n. Etym: [Cf. G. deckel cover, lid.] (Paper Making)