Decorate, dress up, as in They were all decked out in their best clothes. [Mid-1700s]
| Idioms: deck out |
Decorate, dress up, as in They were all decked out in their best clothes. [Mid-1700s]
| WordNet: deck out |
The verb has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
Synonyms: dress up, fig out, fig up, deck up, gussy up, fancy up, trick up, trick out, prink, attire, get up, rig out, tog up, tog out, overdress
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