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Ceiled

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.

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ceiled

vb. (en-past of: ceil)

Usage examples of "ceiled".

The walls were partially ceiled with thin strips of wood, nicely fitted and finished, partially plastered and the rest covered with a fine, woven cloth.

The walls were partially ceiled with thin strips of wood, nicely fitted and finished, partially plastered and the rest covered with a fine, woven cloth.

The fairest houses were ceiled within with mortar and covered with plaster, the whiteness and evenness of which excited Harrison's admiration.

The walls were hung with tapestry, arras-work, or painted cloth, whereon were divers histories, or herbs, or birds, or else ceiled with oak.