PANEL

Definitions

1. 1. A sunken compartment with raised margins, molded or otherwise, as in ceilings, wainscotings, etc.
2. 2. 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.
3. 3. Formerly, a piece of cloth serving as a saddle; hence, a soft pad beneath a saddletree to prevent chafing.
4. 4. A board having its edges inserted in the groove of a surrounding frame; as, the panel of a door.
5. 5. One of the faces of a hewn stone. Gwilt.
6. 6. A slab or plank of wood upon which, instead of canvas, a picture is painted.
7. 7. A heap of dressed ore.
8. 8. One of the districts divided by pillars of extra size, into which a mine is laid off in one system of extracting coal.
9. 9. A plain strip or band, as of velvet or plush, placed at intervals lengthwise on the skirt of a dress, for ornament.
10. 10. 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.