dado

[ dey-doh ]

noun

, plural da·does, da·dos.

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.

verb (used with object)

1. to provide with a dado.

verb phrase

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

dado

/ 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

verb

1. tr to provide with a dado

Word History and Origins

Origin of dado¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of dado¹

C17: from Italian: die, die-shaped pedestal, perhaps from Arabic dad game

Example Sentences

He was close to Gianni Agnelli, the head of Fiat cars, as well as the Roman Prince Dado Ruspoli.

From The Daily Beast

Hence, Gianni and Dado decided to play a rather morbid joke on their Danish friend.

From The Daily Beast

It is the background for the furniture, and should be deeper than the dado or wainscoting.

From Project Gutenberg

It is filled in to ornament and protect that portion of the wall between the chair or dado rail and the skirting.

From Project Gutenberg

He commissioned Whistler to suggest the colour in the hall, and paint the detail of blossom and leaf on the panels of the dado.

From Project Gutenberg

He decorated the gallery: delicate rose on the walls, white dado, white chairs, and pale azaleas in rose-flushed jars.

From Project Gutenberg

Whistler decorated the room in Brown and Gold, choosing the brown paper for the walls, designing the mouldings of the dado.

From Project Gutenberg