Dado Definition

dādō
dadoed, dadoes, dadoing
noun
dadoes
The part of a pedestal between the cap and the base.
Webster's New World
The lower part of the wall of a room if decorated differently from the upper part, as with panels or an ornamental border.
Webster's New World
A rectangular groove cut in the side of one board so that another board may be fitted into it usually at right angles.
Webster's New World
The groove so cut.
American Heritage
The joint thus made.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb
To furnish with a dado.
Webster's New World
To cut a dado in.
American Heritage
To fit into a dado groove.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Dado

Noun

Singular:
dado
Plural:
dadoes, dados

Origin of Dado

  • Italian from Latin datum neuter past participle of dare to give dō- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • First attested in 1664. From Italian dado.

    From Wiktionary

Dado Sentence Examples

  • Part tiled walls with decorative panels and wooden dado.

  • Inside the chapel there are paneled shutters to the windows and a paneled dado and central cupola.

  • Tiled floor; plastered walls above oak paneled dado, probably from old pews; wood paneled ceiling.

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

  • Decoration common brick dado, distempered walls and whitened ceiling.

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Words Starting With

DDADAD

Words Ending With

ODOADO

Unscrambles

dado

Words Starting With D and Ending With O

Starts With D & Ends With OStarts With DA & Ends With OStarts With D & Ends With DO

Word Length

4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With D4 Letter Words Ending With O