ceil

• POS: Noun, Verb (transitive)

CIDE DICTIONARY

ceil, v. t. [From an older noun, fr. F. ciel heaven, canopy, fr. L. caelum heaven, vault, arch, covering; cf. Gr. koi^los hollow.].

•  To overlay or cover the inner side of the roof of; to furnish with a ceiling; as, to ceil a room.  [1913 Webster]

  "The greater house he ceiled with fir tree."  [1913 Webster]
•  To line or finish a surface, as of a wall, with plaster, stucco, thin boards, or the like.  [1913 Webster]

THESAURUS

ceil

bonnet, cap, coif, cork, crown, dome, face, feather, fill, fur, hat, hood, inlay, interline, line, load, pack, pad, roof, roof in, stopper, stuff, tip, top, wad, wainscot