dado
dado
[ˈdeɪdəʊ]
(pl. -os)
[ˈdeɪdəʊ]
(pl. -os)
- the lower part of the wall of a room, below about waist height, if it is a different colour or has a different covering from the upper part
墙裙
■short for dado rail
dado rail 的简称
■(N. Amer.)a groove cut in the face of a board, into which the edge of another board is fixed
(北美)榫槽
■(Architecture)the part of a pedestal between the base and the cornice
(建筑)墩身
- mid 17th cent. (denoting the main part of a pedestal, above the base): from Italian, literally dice or cube', from Latin datum 'something given, starting point' (see datum)
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