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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ceiling \Ceil"ing\, n. [See {Cell}, v. t.]
1. (Arch.)
a The inside lining of a room overhead; the under side
of the floor above; the upper surface opposite to the
floor.
b The lining or finishing of any wall or other surface,
with plaster, thin boards, etc.; also the work when
done
2. (Naut.) The inner planking of a vessel.
{Camp ceiling}. See under {Camp}.
{Ceiling boards}, Thin narrow boards used to ceil with
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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
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
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
ceiling
n 1: the overhead inside lining of a room "he hated painting the
ceiling"
2: (meteorology) altitude of the lowest layer of clouds
3: an upper limit on what is allowed: "they established a cap
for prices" [syn: {cap}]
4: maximum altitude at which a plane can fly (under specified
conditions)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Ceiling
the covering (1 Kings 7:3,7) of the inside roof and walls of a
house with planks of wood (2 Chr. 3:5; Jer. 22:14). Ceilings
were sometimes adorned with various ornaments in stucco, gold,
silver, gems, and ivory. The ceilings of the temple and of
Solomon's palace are described 1 Kings 6:9, 15; 7:3; 2 Chr.
3:5,9.
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