English Explanatory Dictionary

dado

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The section of a pedestal above the base.
  2. The lower portion of an interior wall decorated differently from the upper portion.
  3. The rectangular channel in a board cut across the grain.
verb
  1. To furnish with a dado.
  2. To cut a dado.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈdeɪdəʊ/ /ˈdeɪdoʊ/ en-us-dado.ogg en-au-dado.ogg

Word forms

dado dados dadoes dadoing dadoed

Etymology

From Italian dado, first attested in 1664.

Derived words

dado rail
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