da·do  (dā'dō) 
n.
pl. da·does
Architecture The section of a pedestal between base and surbase. The lower portion of the wall of a room, decorated differently from the upper section, as with panels. A rectangular groove cut into a board so that a like piece may be fitted into it. The groove so cut.
tr.v.
da·doed, da·do·ing, da·does
To furnish with a dado. To cut a dado in. To fit into a dado.
[Italian, from Latin datum, neuter past participle of dare, to give; see dō- in Indo-European roots.] |
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