Dadoes

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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. Daedal

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dadoes
       See {dado}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dado
       n 1: panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is
            finished differently from the rest [syn: {wainscot}]
       2: the section 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
       v 1: provide with a dado; "The owners wanted to dado their dining
            room"
       2: cut a dado into or fit into a dado
       [also: {dadoes} (pl)]