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   Panel (?), 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.
   
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   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.
   
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   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.
   
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   4. Formerly, a piece of cloth serving as a saddle; hence, a soft pad beneath a saddletree to prevent chafing.
   
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   5. (Joinery) A board having its edges inserted in the groove of a surrounding frame; as, “the panel of a door”.
   
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   6. (Masonry) One of the faces of a hewn stone.  Gwilt.
   
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   7. (Painting) A slab or plank of wood upon which, instead of canvas, a picture is painted.
   
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   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.
   
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   9. (Dressmaking) A plain strip or band, as of velvet or plush, placed at intervals lengthwise on the skirt of a dress, for ornament.
   
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   10. A portion of a framed structure between adjacent posts or struts, as in a bridge truss.
   
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   11. (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.
   
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   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.
   
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   Panel (?), 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”.
   
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   Paneled back (Arch.), the paneled work covering the window back. See Window back.
   
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