Pan"el (?), n. (Aëronautics) A segment of an
aëroplane 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.
Pan"el (?), v. 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.
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.
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) A board having its edges inserted in the groove
of a surrounding frame; as, the panel of a
door.
5. (Masonry) One of the faces of
a hewn stone. Gwilt.
6.
(Painting) 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) 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.
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