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

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

Pero todo se complica cuando conoce a Trish, dado que ambos pertenecen a bandos opuestos.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2020

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