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Ceiling


CEILING, participle present tense Covering the top of a room or building.

CEILING, noun

1. The covering which overlays the inner roof of a building, or the timbers which form the top of a room. This covering may be of boards, or of lath and plastering. Hence ceiling is used for the upper part of a room.

2. In ship building, the inside planks of a ship.