1. A rectangular groove cut into a board so that another piece can fit into it
   "The carpenter cut a dado to join the shelves to the bookcase sides"
    
2. Panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest of the wall
   "The dado in the hallway was painted a darker shade than the upper walls";
   - wainscot
    
3. The section of a pedestal between the base and the surbase
   "The ornate dado added elegance to the column"

1. (carpentry) cut a dado into or fit into a dado
   "The carpenter dadoed the shelf supports into the bookcase sides"
    
2. (carpentry) provide with a dado
   "The owners wanted to dado their dining room"

Derived forms: dadoed, dadoes, dadoing, dados

Type of: channel, furnish, groove, offer, panel, provide, render, section, segment, supply

Part of: footstall, pedestal, plinth, wall

Encyclopedia: Dado, Count of Pombia