ceil

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

From The Autobiography of Methuselah by Bangs, John Kendrick

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

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)

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

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