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| da·do [ dáydō ] |
noun (plural da·does or da·dos) |
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1. construction lower part of interior wall: the lower part of an interior wall, decorated or faced in a different manner from the upper part, usually with panels, paint, or wallpaper
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2. architecture
Same as die2 (sense 5)
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3. joinery rectangular groove in board: a rectangular groove cut into a board so that a matching piece can be fitted into it to form a joint
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transitive verb (past and past participle da·doed, present participle da·do·ing, 3rd person present singular da·does) |
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1. construction put dado on wall: to fit a wall with a dado
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2. joinery cut dado in something: to cut a rectangular groove in something so that a matching piece can be fitted into it to form a joint
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3. joinery insert something into dado: to insert something into a rectangular groove to form a joint
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| [Mid-17th century. < Italian, "die (of a pedestal), cube"] |
