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panel

verb [T usually passive]
 
 
/ˈpæn.əl/ (-ll- or US usually -l-)

Definition

to cover or decorate with flat, usually rectangular pieces of wood, metal, cloth, etc.: The walls of the dining hall were panelled in oak. a panelled room/wall/doorCarpentry and joineryWalls and parts of walls panelling UK (US usually paneling)
 
 
/-ɪŋ/ noun [U]
wood panellingWalls and parts of walls
(Definition of panel verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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