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ALL meanings of dado

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  • countable noun dado A dado is a strip of wood that can be fixed to the lower part of a wall. The wall is then often decorated differently above and below the dado. 3
  • noun dado the lower part of an interior wall that is decorated differently from the upper part 3
  • noun dado the part of a pedestal between the base and the cornice 3
  • verb dado to provide with a dado 3
  • noun dado the part of a pedestal between the cap and the base 3
  • noun dado the lower part of the wall of a room if decorated differently from the upper part, as with panels or an ornamental border 3
  • noun dado a rectangular groove cut in the side of one board so that another board may be fitted into it usually at right angles 3
  • noun dado the joint thus made 3
  • verb transitive dado to furnish with a dado 3
  • verb transitive dado to fit into a dado groove 3
  • noun dado The lower part of the wall of a room, below about waist height, if it is a different color or has a different covering than the upper part. 1
  • noun plural dado Also called die. Architecture. the part of a pedestal between the base and the cornice or cap. 1
  • noun plural dado the lower broad part of an interior wall finished in wallpaper, a fabric, paint, etc. 1
  • noun plural dado Carpentry. a groove or rectangular section for receiving the end of a board. 1
  • verb with object dado to provide with a dado. 1
  • noun dado (architecture) The section of a pedestal above the base. 0
  • noun dado (architecture) The lower portion of an interior wall decorated differently from the upper portion. 0
  • noun dado (carpentry) The rectangular channel in a board cut across the grain. 0
  • verb dado (Transitive Verb) To furnish with a dado. 0
  • verb dado (Transitive Verb) To cut a dado. 0
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