ceil
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Signor Trevisiani, the barytone from Florence, sings something very depressing, with the refrain,-- 'Maladetto sulla terra, Condannato nel ceil sard.'
From Erlach Court by Ossip Schubin
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 Mrs. Chapman Coleman
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 Kirk Munroe
When he had come first to the Paymaster's that drooping ceil was just within the reach of his outstretched hand; now he could touch it with his brow.
From Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure by Neil Munro
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
