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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

CIEL, Cielery, n. Ceiling (Sc. 1911 S.D.D., ciel, cielery; Ayr. 1898 E.D.D., ciel). Not known to our correspondents.s.Sc. 1835–1840 J. M. Wilson Tales of the Borders (1857) V. 322:
Dangling . . . frae the kitchen ciel o' the Priory o' Pittenweem.

[Fr. ciel, a canopy, Lat. caelum, sky. Eng. has ciel, v., variant of ceil, but the form ciel is not found as a noun and ceil = ceiling is poet. and rare (see N.E.D.).]

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