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PANELING
paneling, panelling, pane
(noun) a panel or section of panels in a wall or door
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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paneling
Alternative spelling of panelling
Noun
paneling (countable and uncountable, plural panelings)
(American spelling) Alternative spelling of panelling
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Pan"el*ing, n.
Definition: A forming in panels; panelwork. [Written also panelling.]
PANEL
Pan"el, n. Etym: [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.)
Definition: 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 jury. Blackstone. (b) (Scots Law) A prisoner arraigned for trial at the bar of a criminal court. Burrill.
3. Formerly, a piece of cloth serving as a saddle; hence, a soft pad beneath a saddletree to prevent chafing.
4. (Joinery)
Definition: A board having its edges inserted in the groove of a surrounding frame; as, the panel of a door.
5. (Masonry)
Definition: One of the faces of a hewn stone. Gwilt.
6. (Painting)
Definition: A slab or plank of wood upon which, instead of canvas, a picture is painted.
7. (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.
8. (Dressmaking)
Definition: A plain strip or band, as of velvet or plush, placed at intervals lengthwise on the skirt of a dress, for ornament.
9. 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.
Pan"el, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Paneled or Panelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Paneling or Panelling.]
Definition: To form in or with panels; as, to panel a wainscot. Paneled back (Arch.), the paneled work covering the window back. See Window back.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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