Panel n. 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 group of persons summoned on a particular day, from whom a jury is to be selected; also, the jury selected from that group.
(b)(Scots Law) A prisoner arraigned for trial at the bar of a criminal court.
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.
4.Formerly, a piece of cloth serving as a saddle; hence, a soft pad beneath a saddletree to prevent chafing.
5.(Joinery) A board having its edges inserted in the groove of a surrounding frame; as, the panel of a door.
6.(Masonry) One of the faces of a hewn stone.
7.(Painting) A slab or plank of wood upon which, instead of canvas, a picture is painted.
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.
9.(Dressmaking) A plain strip or band, as of velvet or plush, placed at intervals lengthwise on the skirt of a dress, for ornament.
10.A portion of a framed structure between adjacent posts or struts, as in a bridge truss.
11.(Aeronautics) A segment of an aeroplane 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.
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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