Dado

n.

1.

(Arch.) That part of a pedestal included between the base and the cornice (or surbase); the die. See Illust. of Column.

Noun	1.	dado - panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest Synonyms: wainscot
	2.	dado - the section of a pedestal between the base and the surbase
	3.	dado - a rectangular groove cut into a board so that another piece can fit into it
Verb	1.	dado - provide with a dado; "The owners wanted to dado their dining room"
	2.	dado - cut a dado into or fit into a dado

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