"dadoes" in the noun sense
1. wainscot, dado
panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest of the wall
2. dado
the section of a pedestal between the base and the surbase
3. dado
a rectangular groove cut into a board so that another piece can fit into it
"dadoes" in the verb sense
1. dado
provide with a dado
"The owners wanted to dado their dining room"
2. dado
cut a dado into or fit into a dado
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