panel game

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panel game - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

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