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dado
1 of 2noun
da·do ˈdā-(ˌ)dō 
plural dadoes
1
a
: the part of a pedestal of a column above the base
b
: 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
dado
2 of 2verb
dadoed; dadoing
transitive verb
1
: to provide with a dado
2
a
: to set into a groove
b
: to cut a dado in (something, such as a plank)
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
David Kaleko, Popular Science, 27 Jan. 2020 Cut the notches with a dado blade in the table saw, or lay out each notch and use a jigsaw to remove the waste. Rick Peters, Popular Mechanics, 1 May 2016 Mark the positions of compartment dividers across the width of the bin walls, and cut the dadoes in them. Roy Berendson, Popular Mechanics, 21 Mar. 2018 Clean up the bottom of each dado with a 1/4-inch chisel. Roy Berendson, Popular Mechanics, 21 Mar. 2018 Cut the notches with a dado blade in the table saw, or lay out each notch and use a jigsaw to remove the waste. Rick Peters, Popular Mechanics, 1 May 2016 Amo Venezuela, tierra que me ha dado verdaderos hermanos de corazón. Patricia Mazzei, miamiherald, 24 July 2017 Avantika Chilkoti, WSJ, 24 Dec. 2018 Photo: dado ruvic/Reuters That happened shortly after Italy’s new populist government spooked investors with plans to allow more government spending, which could trigger a clash with other governments, notably Germany’s. Daniel Kruger, WSJ, 6 June 2018 Photo: dado ruvic/Reuters In March, Mastercard joined with International Business Machines Corp. IBM -0.30% to set up an external trust that will hold and anonymize the data, so Mastercard has no ability to reidentify individuals from it. Natalia Drozdiak, WSJ, 24 May 2018 See More
Noun
Start by cutting the dados and rabbets slightly too narrow and testing the fit. David Kaleko, Popular Science, 27 Jan. 2020 Cut the notches with a dado blade in the table saw, or lay out each notch and use a jigsaw to remove the waste. Rick Peters, Popular Mechanics, 1 May 2016 Mark the positions of compartment dividers across the width of the bin walls, and cut the dadoes in them. Roy Berendson, Popular Mechanics, 21 Mar. 2018 Clean up the bottom of each dado with a 1/4-inch chisel. Roy Berendson, Popular Mechanics, 21 Mar. 2018 Cut the notches with a dado blade in the table saw, or lay out each notch and use a jigsaw to remove the waste. Rick Peters, Popular Mechanics, 1 May 2016 Amo Venezuela, tierra que me ha dado verdaderos hermanos de corazón. Patricia Mazzei, miamiherald, 24 July 2017 Verb
Photo: dado ruvic/Reuters Political wagers remain a small part of the £14.4 billion U.K. gambling industry, which is dominated by people having a flutter on sports like soccer and horse-racing. Avantika Chilkoti, WSJ, 24 Dec. 2018 Photo: dado ruvic/Reuters That happened shortly after Italy’s new populist government spooked investors with plans to allow more government spending, which could trigger a clash with other governments, notably Germany’s. Daniel Kruger, WSJ, 6 June 2018 Photo: dado ruvic/Reuters In March, Mastercard joined with International Business Machines Corp. IBM -0.30% to set up an external trust that will hold and anonymize the data, so Mastercard has no ability to reidentify individuals from it. Natalia Drozdiak, WSJ, 24 May 2018 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
Italian, die, plinth
First Known Use
Noun
1664, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Verb
1881, in the meaning defined at sense 1