name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
dado
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈdeɪdəʊ/
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General-American: /ˈdeɪdoʊ/
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rhymes with -eɪdəʊ
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CMU ARPABET: D EY1 D OW2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
The section of a pedestal above the base.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: architecture
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noun
Meaning 3
The lower portion of an interior wall decorated differently from the upper portion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: architecture
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noun
Meaning 4
A rectangular channel in a board cut across the grain.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, carpentry, construction, manufacturing
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verb
Meaning 5
To furnish with a dado.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: architecture
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verb
Meaning 6
To cut a dado.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: business, carpentry, construction, manufacturing
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noun
Meaning 7
a rectangular groove cut into a board so that another piece can fit into it
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: groove, channel
noun
Meaning 8
the section of a pedestal between the base and the surbase
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: section, segment
noun
Meaning 9
panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest of the wall
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: wainscot
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: panel
verb
Meaning 10
cut a dado into or fit into a dado
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: groove
verb
Meaning 11
provide with a dado
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The owners wanted to dado their dining room
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Broader terms: supply, provide, render, furnish
History
Etymology
From Italian dado, first attested in 1664.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Persian: ازاره (ezâre) — lower portion of interior wall
- Spanish: friso — lower portion of interior wall
- French: embrèvement — rectangular channel in a board cut across the grain