Pronunciation : Ceil
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [From an older noun, fr. F. ciel heaven, canopy, fr. L. carlum heaven, vault, arch, covering; cf. Gr.
Definition : 1. To overlay or cover the inner side of the roof of; to furnish with a ceiling; as, to ceil a room. The greater house he ceiled with fir tree. 2 Chron. iii. 5
2. To line or finish a surface, as of a wall, with plaster, stucco, thin boards, or the like.
t. [imp. & p. p. Ceiled; p. pr. & vb. n. Ceiling.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913