dado

UK: /ˈdeɪdəʊ/ US: /ˈdeɪdoʊ/ ,(dā′dō)

Inflections of 'dado' (n):

dadoes

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dados

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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

da•do /ˈdeɪdoʊ/   n. [countable] , pl. -does, -dos. 

1. Architecture the lower broad part of an interior wall when specially finished with wallpaper, paneling, paint, etc., so as to differ from the upper part.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

da•do  (dā′dō), n., pl. -does, -dos, v. 
n. 

1. Architecture Also called die. the part of a pedestal between the base and the cornice or cap. See diag. under column. 
2. Architecture, Building the lower broad part of an interior wall finished in wallpaper, a fabric, paint, etc.
3. Building [Carpentry.] a groove or rectangular section for receiving the end of a board.

v.t. 

4. to provide with a dado.
5. Building dado in, to insert (a board or the like) into a dado.

• Arabic dad game
• Italian: die, cube, pedestal, perh.
• 1655–65

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

dado / ˈdeɪdəʊ/ noun ( -does, -dos)

1. the lower part of an interior wall that is decorated differently from the upper part
2. the part of a pedestal between the base and the cornice

verb

1. (transitive) to provide with a dado

Etymology: 17th Century: from Italian: die, die-shaped pedestal, perhaps from Arabic dad game