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paneled

paneled

4.3
Walls or doors that have flat wooden boards used as decoration
  • adjective
  • /ˈpænəld/
  • US
translation icon : panelado
  • The library features a beautifully paneled ceiling that adds a classic touch to the room.

Examples

  • To his left was the Members Bar, dark-paneled and comfortable, with windows that overlooked the street.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • And I feel like he would be a very fun to like drink Brandy with at some at some like dark wood panelled club in England somewhere.

  • "This is called the Old Paneled Room," Apt said.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • But the bottom is like panelled in a way that when you spin it like is so floaty.

  • In a corner of our paneled dark mahogany main cabin sat a globe that turned reluctantly on a rusty metal stand.

    Academic text (1997)
  • WOOD-PANELED STUDY - CONTINUOUS ACTION

    Fiction book (1991)
  • CUT TO: INT: A WOOD-PANELED CONFERENCE ROOM - NIGHT

    Fiction book (1991)
  • That building, paved and panelled with marble vaults aglow with glass mosaic, was suitably gargantuan, with space for thousands of bathers.

  • The dining room was paneled with rich oak, creating an inviting atmosphere for guests.

  • His office was paneled in dark wood, giving it a formal and elegant appearance.

Synonyms

wainscoted
vspaneled
9.9

Covered with wooden panels on the lower part of the walls

is fitted with panels across surfaces not only on lower walls

How Paneled

paneled
  • US
4.3

Surface Forms

paneled positive
panelled positive

Morphology

paneled = panel (transparent) = panel + ed

Standard adjectival/past-participle formation from the noun 'panel' meaning 'fitted with panels', so the meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

The word paneled comes from panel, which originally meant a small 'cloth' or 'piece', from the old word pannus. Over time panel came to mean any flat 'piece' of material like wood or glass, so something paneled is covered or decorated with these flat pieces, for example wooden panels on walls.