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Pronunciation : Da"do
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [It. dado die, cube, pedestal; of the same origin as E. die, n. See Die, n.] (Arch.) (a) That part of a pedestal included between the base and the cornice (or surbase); the die. See Illust. of Column. Hence: (b) In any wall, that part of the basement incl
Definition :

pl. Dadoes.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913