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4 definitions found 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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