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Dictionary: ceil   (sēl) pronunciation

tr.v., ceiled, ceil·ing, ceils.
  1. To provide or cover with a ceiling.
  2. Nautical. To provide (a ship) with interior planking or lining.

[Middle English celen, probably from Old French *celer, from Latin caelāre, to carve, from caelum, chisel. See Caelum.]


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1. To provide with a ceiling.
2. To provide with a wainscot finish; to sheathe internally.


 
 
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