CEILINGS

Noun

ceilings

plural of ceiling

Anagrams

• cielings

Source: Wiktionary


CEILING

Ceil"ing, n. Etym: [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.)

Definition: The inner planking of a vessel. Camp ceiling. See under Camp.

– Ceiling boards, Thin narrow boards used to ceil with.

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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INSIGNIFICANTLY

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