What is "dado"

Dado \Da"do\, n.; pl. Dadoes. [It. dado die, cube, pedestal; of the same origin as E. die, n. See Die, n.] (Arch.)

1. That part of a pedestal included between the base and the cornice (or surbase); the die. See Illust. of Column. Hence:

2. In any wall, that part of the basement included between the base and the base course. See Base course, under Base.

3. In interior decoration, the lower part of the wall of an apartment when adorned with moldings, or otherwise specially decorated.

1660s, of pedestals, from Italian dado "die, cube," from Latin datum (see die (n.)). Of wood panelling in a room, from 1787.

n. 1 (context architecture English) The section of a pedestal above the base. 2 (context architecture English) The lower portion of an interior wall decorated differently from the upper portion. 3 (context carpentry English) The rectangular channel in a board cut across the grain. vb. 1 (context transitive English) To furnish with a dado. 2 (context transitive English) To cut a dado.

1. n. panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest [syn: wainscot]

2. the section of a pedestal between the base and the surbase

3. a rectangular groove cut into a board so that another piece can fit into it

4. [also: dadoes (pl)]

1. v. provide with a dado; "The owners wanted to dado their dining room"

2. cut a dado into or fit into a dado

3. [also: dadoes (pl)]

In architectural parlance, the dado is the lower part of a wall, below the dado rail and above the skirting board. The word is borrowed from Italian meaning "die" (as an architectural term) or plinth.

Daniel Warr, also known as Mon Oncle le bossu or DADO, is a street performer, magician and clown. He was born in Montreal and raised in Edmonton, Canada.

He has been performing professionally under the stage name DADO for the past 14 years, with a repertoire of clown, magic and mime. Mostly self-taught in the arts of Vaudevillian performance, he has trained with the likes of Daniel Stein, Bob Burke, Jeff Raz, and Tony Montanaro. His interest in performance began early inspired by Mr. Willard of Willard's house of magic, he soon had his first "job" where he was discovered by The Greamizian Brothers who offered a job at the entertainment department at The West Edmonton Mall.

A dado (US and Canada), housing (UK) or trench (Europe) is a slot or trench cut into the surface of a piece of machinable material, usually wood. When viewed in cross-section, a dado has three sides. A dado is cut across, or perpendicular to, the grain and is thus differentiated from a groove which is cut with, or parallel to, the grain.

A through dado involves cuts which run between both edges of the surface, leaving both ends open. A stopped or blind dado ends before one or both of the cuts meets the edge of the surface

Dados are often used to affix shelves to a bookcase carcase. Combined with a rabbet (rebate) on an adjoining piece, they are used to make the rabbet and dado joint, sometimes used in case goods.

Miodrag Đurić (1933–2010), known as Dado, was a Yugoslavian-born artist who spent most of his life and creative career in France. He is particularly known as a painter but was also active as an engraver, drawer, book illustrator and sculptor.

Dado is an Uzbekistani pop band. The band was created in 1999 by ex- Anor members - Alisher and Rustam Madumarovs and Sherzod Madumarov Being polyglots, they wrote and performed songs in Uzbek, English, Russian, Turkish, German, French, Spanish, Italian and other languages.

Dado achieved great fame in Uzbekistan and some other countries of CIS, producing such hits as Yuragim ("My heart"), Benom ("Nameless"), Лето (Leto, "Summer"), "Chat-Pat" ("Discotheque"). Dado's some music videos were broadcast by MTV Russia.