Definition of Dadoes

1. Noun. (plural of dado) ¹

2. Verb. (third-person singular of dado) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Dadoes

1. dado [v] - See also: dado

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dadoes

daddy-long-legs
daddy-longlegs
daddy-o
daddy long-legs spider
daddy longlegs
daddyhood
daddyish
dadgum
dadgummit
dadlike
dado
dado plane
dado rail
dado rails
dadoed
dadoes (current term)
dadoing
dados
dadrock
dads
dadsonite
dae
daedal
daedalean
daedalian
daedalic
daedally
daedalous
daedalum
daedatelum

Literary usage of Dadoes

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Practical Paper Hanging by Arthur S. Jennings (1892)
"dadoes, FRIEZES, AND BORDERS. dadoes. V » of setting down in clear language the best methods of paper-hanging in common use and the latest improvement in ..."

2. Practical Building Construction by John Parnell Allen (1897)
"... Door—Ledged and Braced Door—Framed and Braced Door— Framed and Ledged Door—Fanlights—Panelled Doors and Panelling—Door Casings —dadoes—Skirtings. ..."

3. Charis: Essays in Honor of Sara A. Immerwahr by Sara Anderson Immerwahr, Anne Proctor Chapin (2004)
"This was succeeded in Middle Minoan III or Late Minoan I by a phase with sumptuous gypsum floors and dadoes. The latest phase with floors of plain white ..."

4. Great Zimbabwe, Mashonaland, Rhodesia: An Account of Two Years' Examination by Richard Nicklin Hall (1905)
"These dadoes extended to a height of 7 ft, the cement being found in patches still intact and in the joints of the blocks to this height, the courses above ..."

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