dado
1. da.do \'da-d-(.)o-\ n or da.does [It, die, plinth] pl 1a: the part of a pedestal of a column between the base and the surbase 1b: the lower part of an interior wall when specially decorated or faced; (Xalso : the decoration adorning this part of a wall 2: a groove made by dadoing 3: a tool for : of producing cyanide 2. dado vt 1: to provide with a dado 2a: to set into a groove 2b: to cut a rectangular groove in