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paneling

[ pan-l-ing ]

/ ˈpæn l ɪŋ /

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noun

wood or other material made into panels.

a surface of panels, especially of decorative wood or woodlike panels.

panels collectively.

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Also especially British, pan·el·ling .

Origin of paneling

First recorded in 1815–25; panel + -ing¹

Words nearby paneling

panel beater, panelboard, panel discussion, panel heating, panel house, paneling, panelist, panelized, panel lighting, panelling, panellist

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Example sentences from the Web for paneling

After pulling over the car, the paneling of which was packed with drugs of all kinds, the cops tow it to the station.
12 Juiciest Bits from Keith Richards' Memoir|The Daily Beast|October 27, 2010|DAILY BEAST
In taking a "secret" cupboard out of a closet, there was discovered some paneling that had been plastered and papered over.
Remodeled Farmhouses|Mary H. Northend
At the right of it is a china closet with mullioned glass door, and on the left two narrower closets are found in the paneling.
Remodeled Farmhouses|Mary H. Northend
There are similar scroll-pattern stair ends and paneling under the stairs.
The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia|Frank Cousins

No sculptures or inscribed slabs, the paneling of the walls of palaces, appear to exist beneath them, as in those of Nineveh.
Museum of Antiquity|L. W. Yaggy
In the sacristy, too, and the robing room, there were screens and paneling with richly detailed carvings.
The Spell of the Hawaiian Islands and the Philippines|Isabel Anderson

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