ceil
verb
ˈsēl 
ceiled; ceiling; ceils
transitive verb
1
: to furnish (something, such as a wooden ship) with a lining
2
: to furnish with a ceiling
Word History
Etymology
Middle English celen, from Medieval Latin celare, caelare, perhaps from Latin caelare to carve, from caelum chisel; akin to Latin caedere to cut
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
- horn alligator
- horn angle
- horn block
- horn chestnut
- horn dance
- horn fly
- horn gap
- horn in
- horn knot
- horn lightning arrester
- horn mercury
- Horn of Africa
- horn of plenty
- horn owl
- horn poppy
- horn press
- horn quicksilver
- horn shark
- horn shell
- horn silver
- horn snake
- horn socket
- horn spoon
- horn timber
- horn wrack