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 < ?
Example Sentences
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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 Schubin, Ossip
In the 3rd pers. sing. aspiration may be employed, e.g. n� ceil, “he does not hide,” n� cheil, “he does not hide it.”
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various
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 McGuffey, William Holmes
The primitive stone-roofed oratory is supposed to have been a hermit's ceil.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
With this he caught hold of one of the thin boards used by the "river-traders" to ceil the room, and, with a powerful wrench, tore it off.
From Raftmates A Story of the Great River by Munroe, Kirk
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