dado

Definition of Dado in English :

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Noun

1. dado, wainscot

panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest of the wall

wainscot

2. dado

the section of a pedestal between the base and the surbase

3. dado

a rectangular groove cut into a board so that another piece can fit into it

Verb

4. dado

provide with a dado

Example Sentences:
'The owners wanted to dado their dining room'

5. dado

cut a dado into or fit into a dado

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Dado

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noun plural -does or -dos

1.

the lower part of an interior wall that is decorated differently from the upper part

2. architecture

the part of a pedestal between the base and the cornice

verb

3. (transitive)

to provide with a dado

Dado

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nounWord forms: plural ˈdadoes

1.

the part of a pedestal between the cap and the base

2.

the lower part of the wall of a room if decorated differently from the upper part, as with panels or an ornamental border

3.

a.

a rectangular groove cut in the side of one board so that another board may be fitted into it usually at right angles

b.

the joint thus made

: in full, dado joint

verb transitiveWord forms: ˈdadoed or ˈdadoing

4.

to furnish with a dado

5.

to fit into a dado groove

Dado

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n. pl. da·does

1. Architecture The section of a pedestal between base and cornice.

2. The lower portion of the wall of a room that is decorated differently from the upper section, as with panels.

3.

a. A rectangular groove cut into a board so that a like piece may be fitted into it.

b. The groove so cut.

tr.v. da·doed, da·do·ing, da·does

1. To furnish with a dado.

2.

a. To cut a dado in.

b. To fit into a dado.

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