dado
English
An architectural dado in the Taj Mahal.
Etymology
First attested in 1664. From Italian dado.
Pronunciation
Noun
- (architecture) The section of a pedestal above the base.
- (architecture) The lower portion of an interior wall decorated differently from the upper portion.
- (carpentry) The rectangular channel in a board cut across the grain.
Translations
section of pedestal
lower portion of interior wall
groove in a tongue and groove board
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Verb
dado (third-person singular simple present dadoes, present participle dadoing, simple past and past participle dadoed)
- (transitive) To furnish with a dado.
- (transitive) To cut a dado.
Translations
to furnish with a dado
to cut a dado
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Derived terms
Italian
Etymology
Uncertain. Perhaps from Latin datum, thrown, or from Arabic اعداد (’aʕdād), numbers.
Noun
dado m (plural dadi)
- (gaming) A die or dice.
- A stock cube.
- nut (intended to be screwed onto a bolt)
Anagrams
Portuguese
Etymology 1
From Classical Arabic اعداد (’aʕdād), numbers.
Noun
dado m (plural dados)
Etymology 2
see dar.
Verb
dado
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈdaðo/
Etymology 1
From Arabic اعداد (’aʕdād), numbers.
Noun
dado m (plural dados)
Etymology 2
see dar.
Verb
dado m (feminine dada, masculine plural dados, feminine plural dadas, infinitive dar)
- Past participle of dar.