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dado (dā′dō)

noun pl. dadoes -·does

  1. the part of a pedestal between the cap and the base
  2. the lower part of the wall of a room if decorated differently from the upper part, as with panels or an ornamental border
    1. a rectangular groove cut in the side of one board so that another board may be fitted into it usually at right angles
    2. the joint thus made
      in full, dado joint

Etymology: It, a die, die-shaped part of pedestal, hence pedestal < L datum, a die, lit., what is given: see date

transitive verb dadoed -·doed, dadoing -·do·ing

  1. to furnish with a dado
  2. to fit into a dado groove

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dado Usage Examples

Object

  • height: Wood paneling to dado height, wood boarded flooring, sash window over looking rear garden.

Converse of object

  • have: All lavatories, bath rooms, and water closets have dados of glazed brickwork.

Preposition: on

  • north: Plain paneled dado on north and south walls, but pew panels reused on the south wall to the west of the doorway.

Adjective modifier

  • wooden: Part tiled walls with decorative panels and wooden dado.

Modifies a noun

  • rail: Half tiled walls with dado rail, window to rear, exposed beams to ceiling.

Noun used with modifier

  • rood: Behind the rood screen dado is Suffolk's most complete set of return stalls.

Preposition: of

  • roodscreen: The former dado of the roodscreen, moved to the west end by the Victorians.
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