ABSTRACT
Dacron see polyethylene terephthalate. dado 1 in joinery, a long groove machined into a board to house another board; a chase or housing. 2 die, tympanum; the unadorned rectangular or cylindrical central portion of a classical pedestal, on which a column is supported. 3 the portion of an internal wall up to waist height when faced or painted differently to the upper part. dado joint see housed joint. dado plane a plane for cutting a groove across the grain in wood. dado rail see chair rail.
