ceil
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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
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
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
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
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
