DADOES

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

dadoes

plural of dado

Verb

dadoes

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dado

Source: Wiktionary


DADO

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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