ceil

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The primitive stone-roofed oratory is supposed to have been a hermit's ceil.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

Signor Trevisiani, the barytone from Florence, sings something very depressing, with the refrain,-- 'Maladetto sulla terra, Condannato nel ceil sard.'

From Erlach Court by Schubin, Ossip

He butts the wall o' mornings, He rams the ceil at night.

From The Autobiography of Methuselah by Bangs, John Kendrick

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

From Frederick the Great and His Family by Coleman, Chapman, Mrs.

The wall papers mostly used come in grounds of cream, amber, rose, pale olive, fawn, ceil blue and light gray, with designs and traceries of contrasting hues.

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