Definitions for dadoˈdeɪ doʊ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
da•doˈdeɪ doʊ(n.)(pl.)-does.
Category: Architecture
Ref: Also called die. 2 4
the lower broad part of an interior wall when distinctively finished with wallpaper, paneling, paint, etc.
Category: Architecture
a groove or rectangular section in a board for receiving the end of another board.
Category: Building Trades
(v.t.)to provide with a dado.
Category: Architecture, Building Trades
dado in, to insert (a board or the like) into a dado.
Category: Building Trades, Verb Phrase
Origin of dado:
1655–65; < It: die, cube, pedestal, perh. < Ar dad game
Princeton's WordNet
wainscot, dado(noun)
panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest of the wall
dado(noun)
the section of a pedestal between the base and the surbase
dado(verb)
a rectangular groove cut into a board so that another piece can fit into it
dado(verb)
provide with a dado
"The owners wanted to dado their dining room"
dado(verb)
cut a dado into or fit into a dado
Wiktionary
dado(Noun)
The section of a pedestal above the base.
dado(Noun)
The lower portion of an interior wall decorated differently from the upper portion.
dado(Noun)
The rectangular channel in a board cut across the grain.
dado(Verb)
To furnish with a dado.
dado(Verb)
To cut a dado.
Origin: First attested in 1664. From dado.
Webster Dictionary
Dado(noun)
that part of a pedestal included between the base and the cornice (or surbase); the die. See Illust. of Column
Dado(noun)
in any wall, that part of the basement included between the base and the base course. See Base course, under Base
Dado(noun)
in interior decoration, the lower part of the wall of an apartment when adorned with moldings, or otherwise specially decorated
Translations for dado
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- gegeweAfrikaans
- مُعَيَّنArabic
- определенBulgarian
- dadoPortuguese (BR)
- daný, stanovenýCzech
- gegebenGerman
- bestemt; nærmere fastsatDanish
- δεδομένος, καθορισμένοςGreek
- dadoSpanish
- määratudEstonian
- تعیین شدهFarsi
- määritettyFinnish
- donnéFrench
- נתוןHebrew
- बताया गयाHindi
- postavljen, zadanCroatian
- (meg)adottHungarian
- ditentukanIndonesian
- ákveðinn, tiltekinnIcelandic
- dato, prestabilitoItalian
- 定められたJapanese
- 주어진Korean
- šis, skirtasLithuanian
- noteikts; norādītsLatvian
- ditetapkanMalay
- gegevenDutch
- bestemt, nærmere angittNorwegian
- danyPolish
- تعیین شدهPersian
- تعیین شوهPashto
- dadoPortuguese
- datRomanian
- установленныйRussian
- daný, stanovený, určenýSlovak
- določenSlovenian
- zadatSerbian
- bestämd, överenskommen, givenSwedish
- ซึ่งมอบให้ไว้; เป็นของขวัญ; ที่กำหนดให้Thai
- belirtilmiş, saptanmış, verilmişTurkish
- 特定的Chinese (Trad.)
- даний, певнийUkrainian
- مقررUrdu
- đã định sẵnVietnamese
- 一定的Chinese (Simp.)
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