Found 2 items, similar to Dado.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: dado dado n 1: panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest [syn: wainscot] 2: the section of a pedestal between the base and the surbase 3: a rectangular groove cut into a board so that another piece can fit into it [also: dadoes (pl)] dado v 1: provide with a dado; “The owners wanted to dado their dining room” 2: cut a dado into or fit into a dado [also: dadoes (pl)]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Dado Dado \Da"do\, n.; pl. Dadoes. [It. dado die, cube, pedestal; of the same origin as E. die, n. See Die, n.] (Arch.) (a) That part of a pedestal included between the base and the cornice (or surbase); the die. See Illust. of Column. Hence: (b) In any wall, that part of the basement included between the base and the base course. See Base course, under Base. (c) In interior decoration, the lower part of the wall of an apartment when adorned with moldings, or otherwise specially decorated.