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Webster 1913 Edition

Panel

Pan′el

,
Noun.
[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.)
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 group of persons summoned on a particular day, from whom a jury is to be selected; also, the jury selected from that group.
Blackstone.
(b)
(Scots Law)
A prisoner arraigned for trial at the bar of a criminal court.
Burrill.
4.
Formerly, a piece of cloth serving as a saddle; hence, a soft pad beneath a saddletree to prevent chafing.
5.
(Joinery)
A board having its edges inserted in the groove of a surrounding frame;
as, the
panel
of a door
.
6.
(Masonry)
One of the faces of a hewn stone.
Gwilt.
7.
(Painting)
A slab or plank of wood upon which, instead of canvas, a picture is painted.
8.
(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.
9.
(Dressmaking)
A plain strip or band, as of velvet or plush, placed at intervals lengthwise on the skirt of a dress, for ornament.
10.
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 from customers 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.

Pan′el

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Paneled
or
Panelled
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Paneling
or
Panelling
.]
To form in or with panels;
as, to
panel
a wainscot
.
Paneled back
(Arch.)
,
the paneled work covering the window back. See
Window back
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Panel

PAN'EL

, n.
1.
A square piece of board, or other piece somewhat similar inserted between other pieces; as the panel of a door.
2.
A piece of parchment or schedule, containing the names of persons summoned by the sheriff. Hence more generally,
3.
The whole jury.

PAN'EL

,
Verb.
T.
To form with panels; as, to panel a wainscot.

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