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dado

UK/ˈdeɪdəʊ/ US/ˈdeɪdoʊ/ rare
noun (3) verb (2)

noun

1.

panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest of the wall

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2.

the section of a pedestal between the base and the surbase

3.

a rectangular groove cut into a board so that another piece can fit into it

verb

1.

provide with a dado

  • “The owners wanted to dado their dining room”
2.

cut a dado into or fit into a dado

Origin

From Italian dado, first attested in 1664.

Phrases

  • dado rail

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