CEDRELA, sed'r[=e]-la, _n._ a tropical genus of _Meliaceæ_, allied to
mahogany, whose wood is popularly called cedar.--_adj._ CEDREL[=A]'CEOUS.
[Gr. _kedrelat[=e]_--_kedros_, cedar, _elat[=e]_, the silver fir.]
CEDULA, sed'[=u]-lä, _n._ a South American promissory-note or mortgage-bond
on lands. [Sp. Cf. SCHEDULE.]
CEE-SPRING, C-SPRING, s[=e]'-spring, _n._ a spring supporting the frame of
a carriage, in the shape of a C.
CEIL, CIEL, s[=e]l, _v.t._ to overlay the inner roof of a room, generally
to plaster it: to wainscot.--_n._ CEIL'ING, the inner roof of a room.
[Prob. conn. with Fr. _ciel_, It. _cielo_, Low L. _cælum_, a canopy.]