dado

da·do

D0004300 (dā′dō) n. pl. da·does 1. Architecture The section of a pedestal between base and cornice. 2. The lower portion of the wall of a room that is decorated differently from the upper section, as with panels. 3. a. A rectangular groove cut into a board so that a like piece may be fitted into it. b. The groove so cut. tr.v. da·doed, da·do·ing, da·does 1. To furnish with a dado. 2. a. To cut a dado in. b. To fit into a dado.

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[Italian, gaming die, cubical block, dado, from Old Italian, die, possibly from Latin datum, given, neuter past participle of dare, to give; see die².]

dado

(ˈdeɪdəʊ) n, pl -does or -dos1. (Architecture) the lower part of an interior wall that is decorated differently from the upper part2. (Architecture) architect the part of a pedestal between the base and the cornicevb (Architecture) (tr) to provide with a dado[C17: from Italian: die, die-shaped pedestal, perhaps from Arabic dad game]

da•do

(ˈdeɪ doʊ)

n., pl. -does. 1. Also called die. the part of a pedestal between the base and the cornice or cap.. 2. the lower broad part of an interior wall when distinctively finished with wallpaper, paneling, paint, etc. 3. a groove or rectangular section in a board for receiving the end of another board. v.t. 4. to provide with a dado. 5. dado in, to insert (a board or the like) into a dado. [1655–65; < Italian: die, cube, pedestal, perhaps < Arabic dad game]

dado

Past participle: dadoed
Gerund: dadoing

Imperative
dado
dado

Present
I dado
you dado
he/she/it dados
we dado
you dado
they dado

Preterite
I dadoed
you dadoed
he/she/it dadoed
we dadoed
you dadoed
they dadoed

Present Continuous
I am dadoing
you are dadoing
he/she/it is dadoing
we are dadoing
you are dadoing
they are dadoing

Present Perfect
I have dadoed
you have dadoed
he/she/it has dadoed
we have dadoed
you have dadoed
they have dadoed

Past Continuous
I was dadoing
you were dadoing
he/she/it was dadoing
we were dadoing
you were dadoing
they were dadoing

Past Perfect
I had dadoed
you had dadoed
he/she/it had dadoed
we had dadoed
you had dadoed
they had dadoed

Future
I will dado
you will dado
he/she/it will dado
we will dado
you will dado
they will dado

Future Perfect
I will have dadoed
you will have dadoed
he/she/it will have dadoed
we will have dadoed
you will have dadoed
they will have dadoed

Future Continuous
I will be dadoing
you will be dadoing
he/she/it will be dadoing
we will be dadoing
you will be dadoing
they will be dadoing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been dadoing
you have been dadoing
he/she/it has been dadoing
we have been dadoing
you have been dadoing
they have been dadoing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been dadoing
you will have been dadoing
he/she/it will have been dadoing
we will have been dadoing
you will have been dadoing
they will have been dadoing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been dadoing
you had been dadoing
he/she/it had been dadoing
we had been dadoing
you had been dadoing
they had been dadoing

Conditional
I would dado
you would dado
he/she/it would dado
we would dado
you would dado
they would dado

Past Conditional
I would have dadoed
you would have dadoed
he/she/it would have dadoed
we would have dadoed
you would have dadoed
they would have dadoed

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dado - panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest of the wallwainscotpanel - sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of somethingwall - an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure; "the south wall had a small window"; "the walls were covered with pictures"
	2.	dado - the section of a pedestal between the base and the surbasefootstall, plinth, pedestal - an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)segment, section - one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object; "a section of a fishing rod"; "metal sections were used below ground"; "finished the final segment of the road"
	3.	dado - a rectangular groove cut into a board so that another piece can fit into itgroove, channel - a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)
Verb	1.	dado - provide with a dado; "The owners wanted to dado their dining room"carpentry, woodworking, woodwork - the craft of a carpenter: making things out of woodfurnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"
	2.	dado - cut a dado into or fit into a dadocarpentry, woodworking, woodwork - the craft of a carpenter: making things out of woodgroove - make a groove in, or provide with a groove; "groove a vinyl record"

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