ceil
Americanverb (used with object)
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to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
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to provide with a ceiling.
verb
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to line (a ceiling) with plaster, boarding, etc
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to provide with a ceiling
Etymology
Origin of ceil
1400–50; late Middle English celen to cover, to panel < ?
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Signor Trevisiani, the barytone from Florence, sings something very depressing, with the refrain,-- 'Maladetto sulla terra, Condannato nel ceil sard.'
From Erlach Court by Ossip Schubin
He butts the wall o' mornings, He rams the ceil at night.
From The Autobiography of Methuselah by John Kendrick Bangs
The wall papers mostly used come in grounds of cream, amber, rose, pale olive, fawn, ceil blue and light gray, with designs and traceries of contrasting hues.
From The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources by Anonymous
Cain, a man's name. call, to name. ceil, to line the top of caul, a kind of net-work. seal, a sea animal.
From McGuffey's Eclectic Spelling Book by William Holmes McGuffey
When he had come first to the Paymaster's that drooping ceil was just within the reach of his outstretched hand; now he could touch it with his brow.
From Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure by Neil Munro
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