[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

panel \pan"el\, n. 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.
      1913 webster

   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.
          1913 webster

   3. hence: any group of persons selected to judge a contest,
      conduct a discussion, serve as advisers, or participate in
      any group activity in which they will provide information
      or make judgments.
      pjc

   4. formerly, a piece of cloth serving as a saddle; hence, a
      soft pad beneath a saddletree to prevent chafing.
      1913 webster

   5. joinery a board having its edges inserted in the groove
      of a surrounding frame; as, the panel of a door.
      1913 webster

   6. masonry one of the faces of a hewn stone. --gwilt.
      1913 webster

   7. painting a slab or plank of wood upon which, instead of
      canvas, a picture is painted.
      1913 webster

   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.
          1913 webster

   9. dressmaking a plain strip or band, as of velvet or
      plush, placed at intervals lengthwise on the skirt of a
      dress, for ornament.
      1913 webster

   10. a portion of a framed structure between adjacent posts or
       struts, as in a bridge truss.
       1913 webster

   11. a"eronautics a segment of an a"eroplane wing. in a
       biplane the outer panel extends from the wing tip to the
       next row of posts, and is trussed by oblique stay wires.
       webster 1913 suppl.

   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.
      1913 webster
see also:
pane panel game panel house panel saw panel thief 

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