Category:Panel

Pan"el, n. Etym: [orig., a little piece; of. panel, pannel, f. Panneau, dim. of pan skirt, lappet, part or piece of a wall, side. See 2d pane.]

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.

Panel Pan"el, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Paneled or panelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Paneling or panelling.]

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.