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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Dado \Da"do\, n.; pl {Dadoes}. [It. dado die, cube, pedestal; of the same origin as E. die, n. See {Die}, n.] (Arch.) a That part of a pedestal included between the base and the cornice (or surbase); the die. See Illust. of {Column}. Hence: b In any wall, that part of the basement included between the base and the base course. See {Base course}, under {Base}. c In interior decoration, the lower part of the wall of an apartment when adorned with moldings, or otherwise specially decorated. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: dado n 1: lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest [syn: {wainscot}] 2: the part of a pedestal between the base and the surbase 3: a rectangular groove cut into a board so that another piece can fit into it
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