dado

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Where the whole of the end of one member is let into the other, such a dado is also called a housed dado.

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  1. noun Architecture The section of a pedestal between base and surbase.
  2. noun The lower portion of the wall of a room, decorated differently from the upper section, as with panels.
  3. noun A rectangular groove cut into a board so that a like piece may be fitted into it.

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  1. Italian, from Latin datum, neuter past participle of dare, to give; see dō- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Italian Spanish Portuguese dado, a die, a cube, = English die: see die.
  2. from dado, n.
 

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/ˈdeɪdoʊ/
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