Definition of panel

• n. - A sunken compartment with raised margins, molded or otherwise, as in ceilings, wainscotings, etc.
• n. - A piece of parchment or a schedule, containing the names of persons summoned as jurors by the sheriff; hence, more generally, the whole jury.
• n. - A prisoner arraigned for trial at the bar of a criminal court.
• n. - Formerly, a piece of cloth serving as a saddle; hence, a soft pad beneath a saddletree to prevent chafing.
• n. - A board having its edges inserted in the groove of a surrounding frame; as, the panel of a door.
• n. - One of the faces of a hewn stone.
• n. - A slab or plank of wood upon which, instead of canvas, a picture is painted.
• n. - A heap of dressed ore.
• n. - One of the districts divided by pillars of extra size, into which a mine is laid off in one system of extracting coal.
• n. - A plain strip or band, as of velvet or plush, placed at intervals lengthwise on the skirt of a dress, for ornament.
• n. - A portion of a framed structure between adjacent posts or struts, as in a bridge truss.
• v. t. - To form in or with panels; as, to panel a wainscot.