What is the meaning of dado?

noun

  • Panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest of the wall.
  • The section of a pedestal between the base and the surbase.
  • A rectangular groove cut into a board so that another piece can fit into it.

verb

  • Provide with a dado.
    • usage: "The owners wanted to dado their dining room"
  • Cut a dado into or fit into a dado. .
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