English dictionary
dado
/'d/eI/d/oU/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest of the wall
Synonyms wainscotSource: WordNet 3.0
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the section of a pedestal between the base and the surbase
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a rectangular groove cut into a board so that another piece can fit into it
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That part of a pedestal included between the base and the cornice (or surbase); the die. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Column</u>.
Source: webster1913
verb
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provide with a dado
ExamplesThe owners wanted to dado their dining room.
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cut a dado into or fit into a dado
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