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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PAN'EL, n.
1. A square piece of board, or other piece somewhat similar inserted between other pieces; as the panel of a door.
2. A piece of parchment or schedule, containing the names of persons summoned by the sheriff. Hence more generally,
3. The whole jury.
PAN'EL, v.t. To form with panels; as, to panel a wainscot.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something
2: a committee appointed to judge a competition [syn: jury, panel]
3: (law) a group of people summoned for jury service (from whom a jury will be chosen) [syn: panel, venire]
4: a group of people gathered for a special purpose as to plan or discuss an issue or judge a contest etc
5: a soft pad placed under a saddle
6: a piece of cloth that is generally triangular or tapering; used in making garments or umbrellas or sails [syn: gore, panel]
7: (computer science) a small temporary window in a graphical user interface that appears in order to request information from the user; after the information has been provided the user dismisses the box with `okay' or `cancel' [syn: dialog box, panel]
8: electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices; "he checked the instrument panel"; "suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree" [syn: control panel, instrument panel, control board, board, panel] v
1: decorate with panels; "panel the walls with wood"
2: select from a list; "empanel prospective jurors" [syn: empanel, impanel, panel]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, piece of cloth, jury list on a piece of parchment, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *pannellus, diminutive of Latin pannus Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) a schedule containing names of persons summoned as jurors (2) the group of persons so summoned (3) jury 1 b. (1) a group of persons selected for some service (as investigation or arbitration) <a panel of experts> (2) a group of persons who discuss before an audience a topic of public interest; also panel discussion (3) a group of entertainers or guests engaged as players in a quiz or guessing game on a radio or television program 2. a separate or distinct part of a surface: as a. a fence section ; hurdle b. (1) a thin usually rectangular board set in a frame (as in a door) (2) a usually sunken or raised section of a surface set off by a margin (3) a flat usually rectangular piece of construction material (as plywood or precast masonry) made to form part of a surface c. a vertical section of fabric (as a gore) d. comic strip; also a frame of a comic strip 3. a thin flat piece of wood on which a picture is painted; also a painting on such a surface 4. a. a section of a switchboard b. a usually vertical mount for controls or dials (as of instruments of measurement) II. transitive verb (-eled or -elled; -eling or -elling) Date: 15th century to furnish or decorate with panels <paneled the living room>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. 1 a a distinct, usu. rectangular, section of a surface (e.g. of a wall, door, or vehicle). b a control panel (see CONTROL n. 5). c = instrument panel. 2 a strip of material as part of a garment. 3 a group of people forming a team in a broadcast game, discussion, etc. 4 Brit. hist. a list of medical practitioners registered in a district as accepting patients under the National Insurance Act. 5 a a list of available jurors; a jury. b Sc. a person or persons accused of a crime. --v.tr. (panelled, panelling; US paneled, paneling) 1 fit or provide with panels. 2 cover or decorate with panels. Phrases and idioms: panel-beater one whose job is to beat out the metal panels of motor vehicles. panel game a broadcast quiz etc. played by a panel. panel heating the heating of rooms by panels in the wall etc. containing the sources of heat. panel pin a thin nail with a very small head. panel saw a saw with small teeth for cutting thin wood for panels. panel truck US a small enclosed delivery truck. Etymology: ME & OF, = piece of cloth, ult. f. L pannus: see PANE

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Panel Pan"el, n. (A["e]ronautics) A segment of an a["e]roplane 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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Panel Pan"el, 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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Panel Pan"el, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Paneledor Panelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Paneling or Panelling.] To form in or with panels; as, to panel a wainscot.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(panels) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A panel is a small group of people who are chosen to do something, for example to discuss something in public or to make a decision. He assembled a panel of scholars to advise him... The advisory panel disagreed with the decision. N-COUNT-COLL 2. A panel is a flat rectangular piece of wood or other material that forms part of a larger object such as a door. ...the frosted glass panel set in the centre of the door. N-COUNT 3. A control panel or instrument panel is a board or surface which contains switches and controls to operate a machine or piece of equipment. The equipment was extremely sophisticated and was monitored from a central control-panel... N-COUNT: n N

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. (Law.) Array, body of jurors.

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