dado
Dado (noun) means the lower part of an interior wall when it is decorated or finished differently from the wall above. Example: “The hallway had a dark wood dado below a pale, plastered upper wall.”
How to use dado
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither a decorative lower section of a wall, or (in carpentry) a slot cut into wood to join pieces together.
Word forms
dadoed past tense, dados plural, dadoes plural, Dados plural, dadoes singular
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The hallway had a dark wood _____ below a pale, plastered upper wall.
Etymology
From Italian dado, first recorded in English in the 1660s.
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What does “dado” mean?
The word “dado” means the lower part of an interior wall when it is decorated or finished differently from the wall above. In plain terms, either a decorative lower section of a wall, or (in carpentry) a slot cut into wood to join pieces together.
How do you pronounce “dado”?
“Dado” is pronounced DAY-doh (/ˈdeɪdoʊ/ in IPA).
How do you use “dado” in a sentence?
Here is “dado” used in a sentence: “The hallway had a dark wood dado below a pale, plastered upper wall.”
What part of speech is “dado”?
“Dado” is a noun.
Where does the word “dado” come from?
The word “dado” dates back to around 1660 and comes from Italian. From Italian dado, first recorded in English in the 1660s.
How many meanings does “dado” have?
“Dado” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: the lower part of an interior wall when it is decorated or finished differently from the wall above.
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