DADO

I. noun (plural ~es) Etymology: Italian, die, plinth Date: 1664 1. the part of a pedestal of a column above the base, the lower part of an interior wall when specially decorated or faced, a rectangular groove cut to make a joint in woodworking, II. transitive verb (~ed; ~ing) Date: 1881 to provide with a ~, 2. to set into a groove, to cut a ~ in (as a plank)