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ceil

[ seel ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
  2. to provide with a ceiling.


ceil

/ ː /

verb

  1. to line (a ceiling) with plaster, boarding, etc
  2. to provide with a ceiling
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of ceil1

1400–50; late Middle English celen to cover, to panel < ?
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of ceil1

C15 celen, perhaps back formation from ceiling
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Starting in late April, Ceil Transit will use Uber’s software to transport “riders in recovery seeking access to employment, essential services, appointments, and recovery programs,” Uber says.

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He became an ordained minister and, together with his wife, Ceil, founded a church known as Oasis Christian Fellowship.

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Mahi Pono principal Ceil Howe III told The Maui News it will offer 1-, 5- and 10-acre community farm blocks to local farmers.

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“We were waiting outside in line in our suits and white gloves to go into tea in honor of the 70th anniversary of Finch,” said Ceil Ainsworth, class of 1958.

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Ceil is now down to a single baby aspirin each day.

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