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Pronunciation : Pan"el
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Orig., a little piece; OF. panel, pannel, F. panneau, dim. of pan skirt, lappet, part or piece of a wall, side. See 2d Pane.]
Definition : 1. (Arch.)
Defn: A sunken compartment with raised margins, molded or otherwise, as in ceilings, wainscotings, etc.
2. (Law) (a) A piece of parchment or a schedule, containing the names of persons summoned as jurors by the sheriff; hence, more generally, the whole jury. Blackstone. (b) (Scots Law) A prisoner arraigned for trial at the bar of a criminal court. Burrill.
3. Formerly, a piece of cloth serving as a saddle; hence, a soft pad beneath a saddletree to prevent chafing.
4. (Joinery)
Defn: A board having its edges inserted in the groove of a surrounding frame; as, the panel of a door.
5. (Masonry)
Defn: One of the faces of a hewn stone. Gwilt.
6. (Painting)
Defn: A slab or plank of wood upon which, instead of canvas, a picture is painted.
7. (Mining) (a) A heap of dressed ore. (b) One of the districts divided by pillars of extra size, into which a mine is laid off in one system of extracting coal.
8. (Dressmaking)
Defn: A plain strip or band, as of velvet or plush, placed at intervals lengthwise on the skirt of a dress, for ornament.
9. A portion of a framed structure between adjacent posts or struts, as in a bridge truss. Panel game, a method of stealing money in a panel house. -- Panel house, a house of prostitution in which the rooms have secret entrances to facilitate theft by accomplices of the inmates. -- Panel saw, handsaw with fine teeth, -- used for cutting out panels, etc. -- Panel thief, one who robs in a panel house.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Pan"el
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To form in or with panels; as, to panel a wainscot. Paneled back (Arch.), the paneled work covering the window back. See Window back.
t. [imp. & p. p. Paneled or Panelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Paneling or Panelling.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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