dado

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To furnish with a dado
The section of a pedestal above the base
The lower portion of an interior wall decorated differently from the upper portion
The rectangular channel in a board cut across the grain
To cut a dado
provide with a dado; "The owners wanted to dado their dining room"
A rectangular groove across the width of a board or plank In interior decoration, a special type of wall treatment
The lower part of an interior wall - usually defined with a moulded rail
A groove cut across the grain of a piece of wood
in a pedestal, the middle member, often cubical, between the base and the cornice; also called the die
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 the section of a pedestal between the base and the surbase cut a dado into or fit into a dado provide with a dado; "The owners wanted to dado their dining room
The groove in a tongue and groove board
1) A set of blades used to produce precision grooves 2) A precise groove joint used by cabinet makers 3) Any flat bottomed recess across the grain of a board A groove is a recess cut with the grain
In any wall, that part of the basement included between the base and the base course
A dado is a strip of wood that can be fixed to the lower part of a wall. The wall is then often decorated differently above and below the dado. dadoes the lower part of a wall in a room, especially when it is decorated differently from the upper part of the wall. In Classical architecture, the plain portion of the pedestal of a column, between the base and the cornice (or cap). In later architecture, a dado is a wall's paneled or decorated lower part, up to 2-3 ft (60-90 cm) above the floor and defined by a horizontal molding. Interior walls were so treated especially in the 16th-18th century. In carpentry, a dado is a rectangular groove cut across the grain of a wood member
The lower part of a wall below the dado rail The rail is a decorative moulding that goes on a wall at about waist height It was originally put there to stop chair backs marking the wall and is sometimes called a chair rail It marks a convenient level to wallpaper to In some styles, such as Regency and Modernism, the dado rail disappears altogether and the wall is flat
The zone between a chair rail or lower part of a sill and the baseboard
A groove cut into a board or panel intended to receive the edge of a connecting board or panel
Square or rectangular recessed channels cut into a wood surface against the grain of the wood
A type of joint formed by having one board inset into another that has a notch cut out
{i} lower half of a wall decorated with wood or wallpaper
A groove or rectangular section for receiving the end of a board
The lower portion of an interior wall from the floor or skirting to waist height, usually finished in contrast to the remainder of the wall, such as in wood paneling, fabric, wallpaper or paint
a cut, partway through and across the grain of lumber
A groove recessed in the length or width of a board into which another board edge is inset to form a joint, usually with glue to secure it Used to join cabinet backs to cabinet bottoms or sides to front frames
In interior decoration, the lower part of the wall of an apartment when adorned with moldings, or otherwise specially decorated
of Column
the lower, broad part of an interior wall, finished in a painted or textured scheme different from that of the overall wall surface
A rectangular groove cut in wood across the grain
That part of a pedestal included between the base and the cornice (or surbase); the die
The lower part of the wall of a room when visually distinct from the upper part
a rectangular groove cut into a board so that another piece can fit into it
A rectangular channel cut partway into a board
Lower part of an interior wall, often decorated with arcading
panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest
Paneling or other decorative treatment fixed on the lower half of the wall
See Base course, under Base
1) Paneling or other decorative treatment fixed on the lower half of the wall 2) A square groove cut into wood
cut a dado into or fit into a dado
Panelling, usually wood, that is applied to the lower portion of a wall, above a baseboard
dado rail
A horizontal moulding fixed to an interior wall about 4-5 feet above the floor
dado rails
plural form of dado rail
dado rail
(Mimarlık) A dado rail, also know as a chair rail, is a type of moulding fixed horizontally to the wall around the perimeter of a room
dado plane
a plane for making a dado groove
dadoes
plural of dado
dado

    Hyphenation

    da·do

    Turkish pronunciation

    deydō

    Pronunciation

    /ˈdāˌdō/ /ˈdeɪˌdoʊ/

    Etymology

    [ 'dA-(")dO ] (noun.) 1664. First attested in 1664. From Italian dado.
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