ceil (redirected from ceils)

ceil  (sl)

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.

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[Middle English celen, probably from Old French *celer, from Latin caelre, to carve, from caelum, chisel; see Caelum.]

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ceil [siːl]

vb (tr)

1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) to line (a ceiling) with plaster, boarding, etc.

2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) to provide with a ceiling

[C15 celen, perhaps back formation from ceiling]