dado

American  

[dey-doh] / ˈdeɪ doʊ /

noun

dadoes, plural dados plural

1. Also called die.  Architecture. the part of a pedestal between the base and the cornice or cap.

2. the lower broad part of an interior wall finished in wallpaper, a fabric, paint, etc.

3. Carpentry. a groove or rectangular section for receiving the end of a board.

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verb (used with object)

1. to provide with a dado.

verb phrase

1. dado in to insert (a board or the like) into a dado.

dado British  

/ ˈdeɪdəʊ /

noun

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

2. architect the part of a pedestal between the base and the cornice

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verb

1. (tr) to provide with a dado

Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• dados
  plural
• dadoes
  plural

Etymology

Origin of dado

1655–65; < Italian: die, cube, pedestal, perhaps < Arabic dad game