panel

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1. 1.(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.
2. 2.Formerly, a piece of cloth serving as a saddle; hence, a soft pad beneath a saddletree to prevent chafing.
3. 3.(Joinery) A board having its edges inserted in the groove of a surrounding frame; as, the panel of a door.
4. 4.(Masonry) One of the faces of a hewn stone. Gwilt.
5. 5.(Painting) A slab or plank of wood upon which, instead of canvas, a picture is painted.
6. 6.(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.
7. 7.(Dressmaking) A plain strip or band, as of velvet or plush, placed at intervals lengthwise on the skirt of a dress, for ornament.
8. 8.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.
9. 9.To form in or with panels; as, to panel a wainscot. Paneled back (Arch.), the paneled work covering the window back. See Window back.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is formerly, a piece of cloth serving as a saddle; hence, a soft pad beneath a saddletree to prevent chafing called?
• What is a board having its edges inserted in the groove of a surrounding frame; as, the panel of a door called?
• What is one of the faces of a hewn stone. Gwilt called?
• What is a slab or plank of wood upon which, instead of canvas, a picture is painted called?
• What is (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 called?
• What is a plain strip or band, as of velvet or plush, placed at intervals lengthwise on the skirt of a dress, for ornament called?
• What is to form in or with panels; as, to panel a wainscot. Paneled back (Arch.), the paneled work covering the window back. See Window back called?