Ceil
[siːl]
Definition
(v. t.) To overlay or cover the inner side of the roof of; to furnish with a ceiling; as, to ceil a room.
(v. t.) To line or finish a surface, as of a wall, with plaster, stucco, thin boards, or the like.
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Definition
v.t. to overlay the inner roof of a room generally to plaster it: to wainscot.—n. Ceil′ing the inner roof of a room.
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Examples
- The ceiling was only a foot or two above my head, and with my hand upraised I could feel its hard, rough surface. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- The curtain drew up--shrivelled to the ceiling: the bright lights, the long room, the gay throng, burst upon us. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- There is a layer of felt nailed to the sides, ceiling, and floor of the room, and on this is nailed the sheet iron. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- I watched them settle on the ceiling. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- The moon began to rise, and I thought of the placid look at the white ceiling, which had passed away. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Very small, very low in the ceiling, very poorly furnished--but, oh, so neat! Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- The wigged gentleman sitting opposite, still looking at the ceiling of the court. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- For many years the persistent Roman has been pointing, with no particular meaning, from that ceiling. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- He fell silent; and after looking about the ceiling again for a little while, looked down at her. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- It was a homely little room, with a low ceiling and a gaping fireplace, after the fashion of old country-houses. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
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