n. [ 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Naut.) The inner planking of a vessel. [ 1913 Webster ]
Camp ceiling. See under Camp. -- Ceiling boards, Thin narrow boards used to ceil with. [ 1913 Webster ]
[封顶 / 封頂, fēng dǐng, ㄈㄥ ㄉㄧㄥˇ]to put a roof (on a building); to cap the roof (finishing a building project); fig. to put a ceiling (on spending, prize, ambition etc); to top off; fig. to reach the highest point (of growth, profit, interest rates); to stop growing (of plant bud or bran#20923[Add to Longdo]
[仰屋兴叹 / 仰屋興嘆, yǎng wū xīng tàn, ㄧㄤˇ ㄨ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄊㄢˋ]to stare at the ceiling in despair; to find no way out; nothing you can do about it; at the end of one's wits[Add to Longdo]
[仰屋著书 / 仰屋著書, yǎng wū zhù shū, ㄧㄤˇ ㄨ ㄓㄨˋ ㄕㄨ]lit. to stare at the ceiling while writing a book (成语 saw); to put one's whole body and soul into a book[Add to Longdo]
[するがどい, surugadoi](n) Japanese bondage torture (hands and feet are behind the victim's back, and they are hanged from the ceiling with a rock on their back)[Add to Longdo]