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Webster 1913 Edition

Ceiling

Ceil′ing

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Noun.
[See
Cell
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Verb.
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.)
The inner planking of a vessel.
Camp ceiling
.
See under
Camp
.
–
Ceiling boards
,
Thin narrow boards used to ceil with.

Webster 1828 Edition

Ceiling

CEILING

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ppr.
Covering the top of a room or building.

CEILING

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Noun.
1.
The covering which overlays the inner roof of a building, or the timbers which form the top of a room. This covering may be of boards, or of lath and plastering. Hence ceiling is used for the upper part of a room.
2.
In ship building, the inside planks of a ship.

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