Category:Ceiling

Ceil"ing, n. Etym: [See Cell, v. t.]

1. (Arch.) (a) The inside lining of a room overhead; the under side of the floor above; the upper surface opposite to the floor. (b) The lining or finishing of any wall or other surface, with plaster, thin boards, etc.; also, the work when done.

2. (Naut.)

Defn: The inner planking of a vessel. Camp ceiling. See under Camp. -- Ceiling boards, Thin narrow boards used to ceil with. - ---excerpt from the Illustrated Bible Dictionary

Ceiling - The covering (1 Kings 7:3, 1 Kings 7:7) of the inside roof and walls of a house with planks of wood (2 Chronicles 3:5; Jeremiah 22:14). Ceilings were sometimes adorned with various ornaments in stucco, gold, silver, gems, and ivory. The ceilings of the temple and of Solomon's palace are described 1 Kings 6:9, 1 Kings 6:15; 1 Kings 7:3; 2 Chronicles 3:5, 2 Chronicles 3:9.