Complete Definition of "ceil"

English

Etymology
Origin uncertain; perhaps related to Latin celare ‘hide’.

Pronunciation
IPA|/si:l/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-iːl|-iːl

Verb
en-verb

#To line or finish a surface, as of a wall, with plaster, stucco, thin boards, or the like.

Noun
en-noun

  1. poetic a ceiling

Translations
Finnish: sisäkatto

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