释义 |
da·do I. \ˈdā(ˌ)dō sometimes ˈdä(-\ noun (-es) Etymology: Italian, die, cube, plinth, perhaps from Arabic dad game 1. a. : the part of a pedestal of a column included between the base and the surbase — called also die b. : the part of the basement of a wall included between the surbase and the base course c. : the lower part of an interior wall when adorned with moldings or otherwise specially decorated or faced; also : the molding, facing, or other decoration adorning this part of a wall 2. [dado (II) ] : a groove made by dadoing 3. : a plane or other tool for dadoing : dado plane, dado head [dado 1a: 1 surbase, 2 dado, 3 base] II. transitive verb (dadoed ; dadoed ; dadoing ; dadoes or dados) 1. : to furnish with a dado < a dadoed living room > 2. : to secure by fitting into a groove : set into a groove < dado the shelves of the bookcases to make them solider > 3. : to cut a rectangular groove in (as a plank) |