CEIL


Meaning of CEIL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsēl ]

transitive verb

Etymology: Middle English celen, from Medieval Latin celare, caelare, perhaps from Latin caelare to carve, from caelum chisel; akin to Latin caedere to cut

Date: 15th century

1. : to furnish (as a wooden ship) with a lining

2. : to furnish with a ceiling

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.