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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread dado #118610 01/01/2004 6:31 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Philip mentions the "dado" of an interior wall. This word can have many meanings. I first learned it for a device to make cirular saw tilt on its axle, so that it made a wide cut. DADO In architecture, a dado is that part of a pedestal included between the base and the cornice (or surbase), and in a wall, that part of the basement included between the base and the base course. In interior decoration, the dado is the lower part of the wall of an apartment when adorned with mouldings, or otherwise specially decorated. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: dado #118611 01/19/2004 7:18 PM Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Oh, fuss and nonsense! It is so very difficult to visualize some of these terms when I haven't seen an illustration! And googling images is a dangerous game since there are so many random images there at times that don't have squat to do with what you're looking for! Now where in Sam's Hill would these mouldings be? Are we talking about crown moldings or moldings for wainscot--or what? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: dado #118612 01/19/2004 7:28 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 DADO is an acronym. It stands for DADO And DADO Only. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: dado #118613 01/19/2004 7:35 PM Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California jheem veteran jheem veteran Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California I'd heard that a dado was a groove made in two different pieces of wood so they could be abutted and connected. There's a lozenge thingee (biscuits) that goes into the two grooves and holds the boards together. The guy on the New Yankee Workshop on PBS is always going on about them in connection to furniture making. http://www.newyankee.com Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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