CEILED

Verb

ceiled

simple past tense and past participle of ceil

Adjective

ceiled (not comparable)

(in combination) Having some specified type of ceiling

Synonyms

• ceilinged

Anagrams

• cieled, decile, delice

Source: Wiktionary


CEIL

Ceil, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ceiled; p. pr. & vb. n. Ceiling.] Etym: [From an older noun, fr. F. ciel heaven, canopy, fr. L. carlum heaven, vault, arch, covering; cf. Gr.

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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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