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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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