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String :: String (n.) An inside range of ceiling planks, corresponding to the sheer strake on the outside and bolted to it..

Formeret :: Formeret (n.) One of the half ribs against the walls in a ceiling vaulted with ribs.

Severy :: Severy (n.) A bay or compartment of a vaulted ceiling.

Punka :: Punka (n.) A machine for fanning a room, usually a movable fanlike frame covered with canvas, and suspended from the ceiling. It is kept in motion by pulling a cord..

Dressing :: Dressing (n.) An ornamental finish, as a molding around doors, windows, or on a ceiling, etc..

Calcimine :: Calcimine (n.) A white or colored wash for the ceiling or other plastering of a room, consisting of a mixture of clear glue, Paris white or zinc white, and water..

Ceil :: Ceil (v. t.) To overlay or cover the inner side of the roof of; to furnish with a ceiling; as, to ceil a room..

Whitewash :: Whitewash (n.) A composition of line and water, or of whiting size, and water, or the like, used for whitening walls, ceilings, etc.; milk of lime..

Semidome :: Semidome (n.) A roof or ceiling covering a semicircular room or recess, or one of nearly that shape, as the apse of a church, a niche, or the like. It is approximately the quarter of a hollow sphere..

Rib :: Rib (n.) A projecting mold, or group of moldings, forming with others a pattern, as on a ceiling, ornamental door, or the like..

Vault :: Vault (n.) An arched structure of masonry, forming a ceiling or canopy..

Ceiling :: Ceiling (v. t.) The lining or finishing of any wall or other surface, with plaster, thin boards, etc.; also, the work when done..

Caisson :: Caisson (n.) A sunk panel of ceilings or soffits.

Ceramic :: Ceramic (a.) Of or pertaining to pottery; relating to the art of making earthenware; as, ceramic products; ceramic ornaments for ceilings..

Cove :: Cove (n.) A member, whose section is a concave curve, used especially with regard to an inner roof or ceiling, as around a skylight..

Plaster :: Plaster (v. t.) To overlay or cover with plaster, as the ceilings and walls of a house..

Roof :: Roof (n.) The cover of any building, including the roofing (see Roofing) and all the materials and construction necessary to carry and maintain the same upon the walls or other uprights. In the case of a building with vaulted ceilings protected by an outer roof, some writers call the vault the roof, and the outer protection the roof mask. It is better, however, to consider the vault as the ceiling only, in cases where it has farther covering..

Distemper :: Distemper (v. t.) A preparation of opaque or body colors, in which the pigments are tempered or diluted with weak glue or size (cf. Tempera) instead of oil, usually for scene painting, or for walls and ceilings of rooms..

Cupola :: Cupola (n.) A roof having a rounded form, hemispherical or nearly so; also, a ceiling having the same form. When on a large scale it is usually called dome..

Coat :: Coat (v. t.) To cover with a layer of any substance; as, to coat a jar with tin foil; to coat a ceiling..

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