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.