a moulding at about waist height on an interior wall, used for decoration and to protect the wall
The walls have been panelled up to the dado rail.
Examples of 'dado rail' in a sentence
dado rail
At what height from the floor should a dado rail run?
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The elegance is emphasised by the gilded, hand-carved curtain pelmet and dado rail.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The tall mullion windows descend from the lofty cornice to a low dado rail, with cushioned seats filling each bay.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
We did the staircase in turquoise paper below the dado rail and white paint above.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
We put in cast-iron radiators, parquet flooring and impressive-looking wall panelling (actually just dado rail), and there are fireplaces in every room.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
The gallery walls have a wide flat dado rail made from endless pages of modernist magazines.