doʊ noun
1.
2.
the lower broad part of an interior wall finished in wallpaper, a fabric, paint, etc.
3.
Carpentry. a groove or rectangular section for receiving the end of a board.
verb (used with object)
Verb phrases 4.
to provide with a dado.
5.
dado in, to insert (a board or the like) into a dado.
Origin:
1655–65; < Italian: die, cube, pedestal, perhaps < Arabic dad game
1655–65; < Italian: die, cube, pedestal, perhaps < Arabic dad game
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| any of a number of similar major vertical divisions of a large interior or wall; a division of a window between a mullion and an adjoining mullion or jamb |
| having windows |
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dado (ˈdeɪdəʊ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -does, -dos | |
| 1. | the lower part of an interior wall that is decorated differently from the upper part |
| 2. | architect the part of a pedestal between the base and the cornice |
| —vb | |
| 3. | (tr) to provide with a dado |
| [C17: from Italian: die, die-shaped pedestal, perhaps from Arabic dad game] | |
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Word Origin & History
dado
1660s, of pedestals, from It. dado "die, cube," from L. datum (see die (n.)). Of wood panelling in a room, from 1787.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
| dAdo deoxyadenosine |
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In order to adequately attach a transition to a bridge, the dado must be structurally adequate.
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