dado

American  

[dey-doh] / ˈdeɪ doʊ /

noun

plural

dadoes, dados

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

Etymology

Origin of dado

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

Example Sentences

Esto les ha dado un respiro a los consumidores, tras meses de frustración por los elevados precios de todo tipo de bienes y servicios.

From New York Times • Nov. 16, 2023

La Clínica de Salud del Valle de Salinas, un centro de salud con reconocimiento federal que administra 13 clínicas en el Valle de Salinas, ha dado un paso importante para paliar la escasez de médicos.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2023

Mr MacKellor added: "We weren't expecting to find much, but we did find quite a lot of stone flagged floors, timber dado panelling and working window shutters."

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2021

Rodríguez me dijo: “Es difícil para algunos miembros de la Vieja Guardia proclamarse líderes de la comunidad cubana, dado lo desconectados que están de las personas que llegan ahora”.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 19, 2019

I see new words that sound cool like dado and kerf and tenon and mortise.

From "Mockingbird" by Kathryn Erskine