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ceil (sēl)

transitive verb

  1. to build a ceiling in or over
  2. to cover (the ceiling or walls of a room) with plaster or thin boards

Etymology: ME celen < OFr celer, to conceal < L celare (see conceal); prob. infl. by L caelum, heaven (see celestial) & OFr celer < L caelare, to carve

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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