单词 | dado |
释义 | dado/ˈdeɪdəʊ /noun (plural dados) 1The lower part of the wall of a room, below about waist height, when decorated differently from the upper part.Wallcovering which covers the lower part of the wall, or dado, and ending at the chair rail height....
1.1 short for dado rail. dados were fixed to the wall to protect the plaster...
2North American A groove cut in the face of a board, into which the edge of another board is fixed: [as modifier]: a dado joint...
3 Architecture The part of a pedestal between the base and the cornice.We are therefore reminded of a pedestal of which the base, dado and cornice were alike, wholly clad in bronze. OriginMid 17th century (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). Rhymes |
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