dado
da·do
(dā′dō)n. pl. da·does
1. Architecture The section of a pedestal between base and cornice.
2. The lower portion of the wall of a room that is decorated differently from the upper section, as with panels.
3.
a. A rectangular groove cut into a board so that a like piece may be fitted into it.
b. The groove so cut.
tr.v. da·doed, da·do·ing, da·does
1. To furnish with a dado.
2.
a. To cut a dado in.
b. To fit into a dado.
[Italian, gaming die, cubical block, dado, from Old Italian, die, possibly from Latin
datum, given, neuter past participle of
dare, to give; see die2.]
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dado
(ˈdeɪdəʊ)n, pl -does or -dos
1. (Architecture) the lower part of an interior wall that is decorated differently from the upper part
2. (Architecture) architect the part of a pedestal between the base and the cornice
vb
(Architecture) (tr) to provide with a dado
[C17: from Italian: die, die-shaped pedestal, perhaps from Arabic dad game]
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da•do
(ˈdeɪ doʊ)n., pl. -does.
1. Also called die. the part of a pedestal between the base and the cornice or cap..
2. the lower broad part of an interior wall when distinctively finished with wallpaper, paneling, paint, etc.
3. a groove or rectangular section in a board for receiving the end of another board.
v.t.4. to provide with a dado.
5. dado in, to insert (a board or the like) into a dado.
[1655–65; < Italian: die, cube, pedestal, perhaps < Arabic dad game]
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dado
Past participle: dadoed
Gerund: dadoing
| Imperative |
|---|
| dado |
| dado |
| Present |
|---|
| I dado |
| you dado |
| he/she/it dados |
| we dado |
| you dado |
| they dado |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I dadoed |
| you dadoed |
| he/she/it dadoed |
| we dadoed |
| you dadoed |
| they dadoed |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am dadoing |
| you are dadoing |
| he/she/it is dadoing |
| we are dadoing |
| you are dadoing |
| they are dadoing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have dadoed |
| you have dadoed |
| he/she/it has dadoed |
| we have dadoed |
| you have dadoed |
| they have dadoed |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was dadoing |
| you were dadoing |
| he/she/it was dadoing |
| we were dadoing |
| you were dadoing |
| they were dadoing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had dadoed |
| you had dadoed |
| he/she/it had dadoed |
| we had dadoed |
| you had dadoed |
| they had dadoed |
| Future |
|---|
| I will dado |
| you will dado |
| he/she/it will dado |
| we will dado |
| you will dado |
| they will dado |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have dadoed |
| you will have dadoed |
| he/she/it will have dadoed |
| we will have dadoed |
| you will have dadoed |
| they will have dadoed |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be dadoing |
| you will be dadoing |
| he/she/it will be dadoing |
| we will be dadoing |
| you will be dadoing |
| they will be dadoing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been dadoing |
| you have been dadoing |
| he/she/it has been dadoing |
| we have been dadoing |
| you have been dadoing |
| they have been dadoing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been dadoing |
| you will have been dadoing |
| he/she/it will have been dadoing |
| we will have been dadoing |
| you will have been dadoing |
| they will have been dadoing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been dadoing |
| you had been dadoing |
| he/she/it had been dadoing |
| we had been dadoing |
| you had been dadoing |
| they had been dadoing |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would dado |
| you would dado |
| he/she/it would dado |
| we would dado |
| you would dado |
| they would dado |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have dadoed |
| you would have dadoed |
| he/she/it would have dadoed |
| we would have dadoed |
| you would have dadoed |
| they would have dadoed |
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Translations
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dado
[ˈdeɪdəʊ] n (also dado rail) → cimaise f baguette de bois horizontale partageant un mur en deux parties de décorations souvent différentes
The walls have been panelled up to the dado rail → La partie inférieure des murs a été lambrissée.
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