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
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 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 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