ceil
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
to provide with a ceiling.
Origin of ceil
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How to use ceil in a sentence
To make sure of his game he had likewise ceiled the upper room all around, including the enclosure of the stairs.
The Staircase At The Hearts Delight | Anna Katharine Green (Mrs. Charles Rohlfs)Shoji next are opened, disclosing often the dull green mosquito net hung from corner to corner of the low-ceiled sleeping rooms.
The Dragon Painter | Mary McNeil FenollosaWith the pleasure and security of the palace, the ceiled house, came the wish of the devout soul to erect a temple to God.
Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 of 8 | VariousThe low-ceiled dining-room suddenly shrank about the big-boned, long legged hill man.
Greyfriars Bobby | Eleanor AtkinsonAlbert and Ralph found themselves, with four smaller Hoyers, in an enormous low-ceiled room with many windows.
Boyhood in Norway | Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen
British Dictionary definitions for ceil
/ (siːl) /
to line (a ceiling) with plaster, boarding, etc
to provide with a ceiling
Origin of ceil
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