Dado

d.Vdo, n. the solid block or cube forming the body of a pedestal wainscoting round the lower part of a wall. [It. — L. dat us [talus, a die, being understood', given or thrown forth— dare, to give. Doublet, Die.] Daffodil, daf'o-dil. Daffodilly, daf'o-dil-i, n. a yellow flower of the lily tribe, also called King’s spear [M E afjodtllc— O Fr. asphodile— Gr. and Ia -hodelus the d is prefixed accidentally Dagger, dag'er, a short sword for stabbing a mark of reference (t) [W. dagr, Ir daigear Fr dague. It dctga Daggle, dag'l, v and v to wet or grow wet by dragging on the wet ground. [Freq. of prov E. dag, to sprinkle with water, from a Scand. root seen in Sw. dagg, E. Dew.] Daguerreotype, da-gcr'o-tTp, n a method of taking sun-piclures on metal plates a picture thus produced [Fr., from Daguerre, the inven tor, and Type Dahlia, dal'i-a, «. a garden plant with a large beautiful flower. [From Dahl a Swedish botanist.] Daily, da'll, adj and adv every day.