PANEL

A sunken compartment with raised margins, molded or otherwise, as in ceilings, wainscotings, etc.

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.

Formerly, a piece of cloth serving as a saddle; hence, a soft pad beneath a saddletree to prevent chafing.

A board having its edges inserted in the groove of a surrounding frame; as, the panel of a door.

One of the faces of a hewn stone. Gwilt.

A slab or plank of wood upon which, instead of canvas, a picture is painted.

A heap of dressed ore.

One of the districts divided by pillars of extra size, into which a mine is laid off in one system of extracting coal.

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

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.

To form in or with panels; as, to panel a wainscot. Paneled back (Arch.), the paneled work covering the window back. See Window back.