dadoed

From dado + -ed.

dadoed (not comparable)

1. Having a dado or dados.
   • 1889 February, W[illiam] F[rancis] Butler, “The Invasion of England. Chapter III.”, in Merry England, volume XII, London, →OCLC, page 262:

     But it was in the vast dull world of terraces, gardens, streets, roads, places, and squares of New Kensington that the eye found strongest evidence of the rude awakening that had burst upon the long dream of security. Those legions of poor blue-china, peacock-feathered people—those miles of dadoed and daffodiled interiors—how infinitely forlorn and desolate they were now! I thought of the days when I had seen them in their glory; when a new wall-paper had been of greater consequence than a brigade of infantry, and a bit of blue crockery was worth more than a marshal’s baton.

   • 1967 February 19, Bernard Gladstone, “Home Improvement: Simple Stair Repairs”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 March 2026:

     If the staircase is assembled with dadoed joints, this method can still be used, however, for best results wedges should also be driven upward under the overhanging edge.

   • 2000 September 23, Michele Jenkinson, “West Country Living: My blind date with my new home”, in The Daily Telegraph‎^[2], London: Telegraph Media Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 March 2026:

     There wasn't a room that had not been clad, picture-railed, dadoed, panelled, stained, gilded, bordered and generally made over to within an inch of its life - can I interest anyone in a gold cherubic sconce?

dadoed

1. simple past and past participle of dado