Definition of dado
dadoes
1a : the part of a pedestal of a column above the baseb : the lower part of an interior wall when specially decorated or faced; also : the decoration adorning this part of a wall
2 : a rectangular groove cut to make a joint in woodworking; specifically : one cut across the grain
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Origin and Etymology of dado
Italian, die, plinth
First Known Use: 1664
dado
Definition of dado
dadoed
;dadoing
transitive verb
1 : to provide with a dado
2a : to set into a grooveb : to cut a dado in (something, such as a plank)
1881
First Known Use of dado
1881
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