Ceil

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ceil \Ceil\ (s[=e]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ceiled} (s[=e]ld); p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Ceiling}.] [From an older noun, fr. F. ciel
     heaven, canopy, fr. L. caelum heaven, vault, arch, covering;
     cf. Gr. koi^los hollow.]
     1. To overlay or cover the inner side of the roof of; to
        furnish with a ceiling; as, to ceil a room.


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              The greater house he ceiled with fir tree. --2
                                                    Chron. iii. 5
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     2. To line or finish a surface, as of a wall, with plaster,
        stucco, thin boards, or the like.
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From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  26 Moby Thesaurus words for "ceil":
     bonnet, cap, coif, cork, crown, dome, face, feather, fill, fur,
     hat, hood, inlay, interline, line, load, pack, pad, roof, roof in,
     stopper, stuff, tip, top, wad, wainscot