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noun
A (usually) rectangular section of a surface, or of a covering or of a wall, fence etc.
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noun
A (usually) rectangular section of a surface, or of a covering or of a wall, fence etc.
A sunken compartment with raised margins, moulded or otherwise, as in ceilings, wainscotings, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: architecture
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noun
A group of people gathered to judge, interview, discuss etc. as on a television or radio broadcast for example.
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noun
A portion of text or other material within a book, newspaper, web page, etc. set apart from the main body or separated by a border.
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noun
An individual frame or drawing in a comic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: comics, literature, media, publishing
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noun
A type of GUI widget, such as a control panel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, graphical-user-interface, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
A document containing the names of persons summoned as jurors by the sheriff.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
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noun
The whole jury.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
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noun
A prisoner arraigned for trial at the bar of a criminal court.
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Qualifier: Scots law
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noun
A piece of cloth serving as a saddle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
A soft pad beneath a saddletree to prevent chafing.
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noun
A board having its edges inserted in the groove of a surrounding frame.
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noun
One of the faces of a hewn stone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, construction, manufacturing, masonry
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noun
A slab or plank of wood used instead of a canvas for painting on.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, construction, manufacturing, masonry
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noun
A heap of dressed ore.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, mining
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noun
One of the districts divided by pillars of extra size, into which a mine is laid off in one system of extracting coal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, mining
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noun
A plain strip or band, as of velvet or plush, placed at intervals lengthwise on the skirt of a dress, for ornament.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, dressmaking, manufacturing, textiles
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noun
A portion of a framed structure between adjacent posts or struts, as in a bridge truss.
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noun
A list of doctors who could provide limited free healthcare prior to the introduction of the NHS.
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Usage: UK, historical
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noun
A group of tests or assays, a battery.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
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verb
To enter (jury members) on an official list of jurors; to empanel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, transitive
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verb
To fit (an animal, especially a mule or ass) with a panel or simple padded saddle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, transitive
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verb
To fit (a room etc.) with panels.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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noun
electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: control panel, instrument panel, control board, board
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Broader terms: electrical device
Narrower terms: dashboard, fascia
noun
(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'
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: dialog box
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Broader terms: window
noun
a piece of cloth that is generally triangular or tapering; used in making garments or umbrellas or sails
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: gore
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Broader terms: piece of cloth, piece of material
noun
sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: sheet, flat solid
Narrower terms: coffer, caisson, lacuna, footboard, headboard, paneling, panelling, pane, wainscot, wainscoting, wainscotting, dado, window
noun
a soft pad placed under a saddle
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: pad
noun
a group of people gathered for a special purpose as to plan or discuss an issue or judge a contest etc
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Broader terms: body
noun
(law) a group of people summoned for jury service (from whom a jury will be chosen)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: venire
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Broader terms: body
noun
a committee appointed to judge a competition
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: jury
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Broader terms: committee, commission
verb
select from a list
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: empanel, impanel
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Broader terms: choose, take, select, pick out
verb
decorate with panels
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify
History
From Middle English panel (“piece of cloth, saddle pad, pane of glass, piece of ice, part, division, jury list, jury members”), from Anglo-Norman panel, panelle (“piece of cloth, saddle cushion”), from Vulgar Latin *pannellus, diminutive of Latin pannus (“cloth, rag, garment”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh2n- (“fabric”). Cognate with Old English fana (“a piece of cloth, patch, banner, flag, vane”). Doublet of vane.
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