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单词 ceil
释义

ceil

[ seel ]
/ sil /
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verb (used with object)

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

Origin of ceil

1400–50; late Middle English celen to cover, to panel < ?

Words nearby ceil

ceftriaxone sodium, cefuroxime, Cefzil, CEGB, ceiba, ceil, ceilidh, ceiling, ceilometer, ceinture, cel
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Example sentences from the Web for ceil

  • He piled them together in the centre of his ceil, and then hastened to barricade the second door he had attempted to force.

    Frederick The Great and His Family|L. Muhlbach
  • Pink and ceil blue combined are very pretty, scarlet and gray, deep red and very light blue.

    The Ladies Book of Useful Information|Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for ceil

ceil
/ (siːl) /

verb (tr)

to line (a ceiling) with plaster, boarding, etc
to provide with a ceiling

Word Origin for ceil

C15 celen, perhaps back formation from ceiling
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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