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DADO
dado
(noun) a rectangular groove cut into a board so that another piece can fit into it
dado
(noun) the section of a pedestal between the base and the surbase
wainscot, dado
(noun) panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest of the wall
dado
(verb) cut a dado into or fit into a dado
dado
(verb) provide with a dado; “The owners wanted to dado their dining room”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
dado (plural dados or dadoes)
(architecture) The section of a pedestal above the base.
(architecture) The lower portion of an interior wall decorated differently from the upper portion.
(carpentry) The rectangular channel in a board cut across the grain.
Verb
dado (third-person singular simple present dadoes, present participle dadoing, simple past and past participle dadoed)
(transitive, architecture) To furnish with a dado.
(transitive, carpentry) To cut a dado.
Anagrams
• odda
Proper noun
Dado (plural Dados)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Dado is the 32031st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 720 individuals. Dado is most common among White (64.03%), Hispanic/Latino (18.75%), and Asian/Pacific Islander (12.22%) individuals.
Anagrams
• odda
Source: Wiktionary
Da"do, n.; pl. Dadoes. Etym: [It. dado die, cube, pedestal; of the same origin as E. die, n. See Die, n.] (Arch.) (a) That part of a pedestal included between the base and the cornice (or surbase); the die. See Illust. of Column. Hence: (b) In any wall, that part of the basement included between the base and the base course. See Base course, under Base. (c) In interior decoration, the lower part of the wall of an apartment when adorned with moldings, or otherwise specially decorated.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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