dado

/ˌdeɪˈdoʊ/

/ˈdeɪdəʊ/

Other forms: dados; dadoes; dadoed

Definitions of dado

1. noun

   a rectangular groove cut into a board so that another piece can fit into it
   type of:

   channel, groove

   a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)
2. verb

   cut a dado into or fit into a dado
   type of:

   groove

   make a groove in, or provide with a groove
3. verb

   provide with a dado
   “The owners wanted to dado their dining room”

   type of:

   furnish, provide, render, supply

   give something useful or necessary to
4. noun

   the section of a pedestal between the base and the surbase
   type of:

   section, segment

   one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object
5. noun

   panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest of the wall
   synonyms: wainscot

   type of:

   panel

   sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something