ceil
Example Sentences
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He butts the wall o' mornings, He rams the ceil at night.
From The Autobiography of Methuselah by John Kendrick Bangs
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 William Holmes McGuffey
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
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 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
