ceil

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With this he caught hold of one of the thin boards used by the "river-traders" to ceil the room, and, with a powerful wrench, tore it off.

From Raftmates A Story of the Great River by Munroe, Kirk

In the 3rd pers. sing. aspiration may be employed, e.g. n� ceil, “he does not hide,” n� cheil, “he does not hide it.”

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various

Pink and ceil blue combined are very pretty, scarlet and gray, deep red and very light blue.

From The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources by Anonymous

Dame, v�istes unkes hume nul de desuz ceil Tant ben s�ist esp�e no la corone el chef!

From A Handbook of the English Language by Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)

Cain, a man's name. call, to name. ceil, to line the top of caul, a kind of net-work. seal, a sea animal.

From McGuffey's Eclectic Spelling Book by McGuffey, William Holmes