■ noun
1》 a distinct section, typically rectangular, forming part of or set into a door, vehicle, garment, etc.
↘a decorated area within a larger design containing a separate subject.
2》 a flat board on which instruments or controls are fixed.
3》 a small group of people brought together to investigate or decide upon a particular matter.
↘ Brit. a list of medical practitioners registered as accepting patients under the National Health Service.
↘ chiefly N. Amer. a list of available jurors or a jury.
4》 Scots Law a person or people charged with a crime or offence.
■ verb ( ~s , ~ling , ~led ; US ~s , ~ing , ~ed ) [usu. as adjective ~led ] cover (a wall or other surface) with ~s.
Derivatives
~ling noun
Origin
ME (in sense 'piece of parchment', later 'list'): from OFr., based on L. pannus '(piece of) cloth'.