panelling Definition

panel
noun

1. A rectangular wooden board forming a section, especially an ornamentally sunken or raised one, of a wall or door.
2. One of several strips of fabric making up a garment.
3. Any of the metal sections forming the bodywork of a vehicle.
4. A board bearing the instruments and dials for controlling an aircraft, etc.

Example: control panel
5. Rectangular divisions on the page of a book, especially for illustrations.
6a. A team of people selected to judge a contest, or to participate in a discussion, quiz or other game before an audience;


Example: panel discussion
Example: panel game
7a. A list of jurors;
7b. The people serving on a jury.

verb

(especially N Amer)
panelled, panelling, paneling, paneled
1. To fit (a wall or door) with wooden panels.

Etymology: 13c: French diminutive of pan a strip of cloth, from Latin pannus a cloth.

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panelling
paneling
noun

1. Panels covering a wall or part of a wall, usually as decoration.

Form: panelwork
2. Material for making these.