da|do

da|do «DAY doh», noun, plural -does or -dos, verb, -doed, -do|ing.

–n.

1. the part of a pedestal between the base and the cap or cornice.

2. a broad finish of wood, or sometimes wallpaper or fabric, on the lower part of an inside wall of a room.

3. a) a rectangular groove made in woodworking to form a joint. b) the joint made with this groove. c) a tool used to cut such a groove.

–v.t.

1. to provide with a dado.

2. to cut or insert a dado in.

╂[< Italian dado cube, die < Latin datum thing given, (originally) neuter past participle of dare give. See etym. of doublets datum (Cf. ↑datum), die². (Cf. ↑die)]