dado

[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.
verb (used with object)
4.
to provide with a dado.
Verb phrases
5.
dado in, to insert (a board or the like) into a dado.
Origin
1655-65; < Italian: die, cube, pedestal, perhaps < Arabic dad game
Examples from the web for dado
  • In order to adequately attach a transition to a bridge, the dado must be structurally adequate.
British Dictionary definitions for dado

dado

/ˈdeɪdəʊ/
noun (pl) -does, -dos
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
3.
(transitive) to provide with a dado
Word Origin
C17: from Italian: die, die-shaped pedestal, perhaps from Arabic dad game
Word Origin and History for dado
n.

1660s, of pedestals, from Italian dado "die, cube," from Latin datum (see die (n.)). Of wood panelling in a room, from 1787.

Related Abbreviations for dado

dAdo

deoxyadenosine