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<blockquote>A noble instance of this attribute of the <b>decisive</b> character. <i>J. Foster.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- Decided; positive; conclusive. See <er>Decided</er>.</syn>

-- <wordforms><wf>De*ci"sive*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt> -- <wf>De*ci"sive*ness</wf>, <tt>n.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Decisory</h1> <Xpage=376>

<hw>De*ci"so*ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>d\'82cisoire</ets>. See <er>Decision</er>.]</ety> <def>Able to decide or determine; having a tendency to decide.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Decistere</h1> <Xpage=376>

<hw>Dec"i*stere</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>d\'82cist\'8are</ets>; pref. <ets>d\'82ci-</ets> tenth (fr. L. <ets>decimus</ets>) + <ets>st\'8are</ets> a stere.]</ety> <fld>(Metric System)</fld> <def>The tenth part of the stere or cubic meter, equal to 3.531 cubic feet. See <er>Stere</er>.</def>

<h1>Decitizenize</h1> <Xpage=376>

<hw>De*cit"i*zen*ize</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To deprive of the rights of citizenship.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<blockquote>We have no law -- as the French have -- to <b>decitizenize</b> a citizen. <i>Edw. Bates.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Decivilize</h1> <Xpage=376>

<hw>De*civ"i*lize</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To reduce from civilization to a savage state.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Blackwood's Mag.</i>

<h1>Deck</h1> <Xpage=376>

<hw>Deck</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Decked</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Decking</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[D. <ets>dekken</ets> to cover; akin to E. <ets>thatch</ets>. See <er>Thatch</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>To cover; to overspread.</def>

<blockquote>To <b>deck</b> with clouds the uncolored sky. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To dress, as the person; to clothe; especially, to clothe with more than ordinary elegance; to array; to adorn; to embellish.</def>

<blockquote><b>Deck</b> thyself now with majesty and excellency. <i>Job xl. 10.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>And <b>deck</b> my body in gay ornaments. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>The dew with spangles <b>decked</b> the ground. <i>Dryden.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>To furnish with a deck, as a vessel.</def>

<h1>Deck</h1> <Xpage=376>

<hw>Deck</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[D. <ets>dek</ets>. See <er>Deck</er>, <tt>v.</tt>]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>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.</def>

<note>&hand; The following are the more common names of the decks of vessels having more than one.</note>

<cs><col>Berth deck</col> <fld>(Navy)</fld>, <cd>a deck next below the gun deck, where the hammocks of the crew are swung.</cd> -- <col>Boiler deck</col> <fld>(River Steamers)</fld>, <cd>the deck on which the boilers are placed.</cd> -- <col>Flush deck</col>, <cd>any continuous, unbroken deck from stem to stern.</cd> -- <col>Gun deck</col> <fld>(Navy)</fld>, <cd>a deck below the spar deck, on which the ship's guns are carried. If there are two gun decks, the upper one is called the <i>main deck<i>, the lower, the <i>lower gun deck<i>; if there are three, one is called the <i>middle gun deck<i>.</cd> -- <col>Half-deck</col>, <cd>that portion of the deck next below the spar deck which is between the mainmast and the cabin.</cd> -- <col>Hurricane deck</col> <fld>(River Steamers, etc.)</fld>, <cd>the upper deck, usually a light deck, erected above the frame of the hull.</cd> -- <col>Orlop deck</col>, <cd>the deck or part of a deck where the cables are stowed, usually below the water line.</cd> -- <col>Poop deck</col>, <cd>the deck forming the roof of a poop or poop cabin, built on the upper deck and extending from the mizzenmast aft.</cd> -- <col>Quarter-deck</col>, <cd>the part of the upper deck abaft the mainmast, including the poop deck when there is one.</cd> -- <col>Spar deck</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>Same as the upper deck.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Sometimes a light deck fitted over the upper deck.</cd> -- <col>Upper deck</col>, <cd>the highest deck of the hull, extending from stem to stern.</cd></cs>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(arch.)</fld> <def>The upper part or top of a mansard roof or curb roof when made nearly flat.</def>