dado
noun/ˈdeɪdəʊ/
/ˈdeɪdəʊ/
(plural dados, North American English dadoes)
- the lower part of the wall of a room when it is a different colour or material from the top partWord Originmid 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’ neuter past participle of dare ‘give’.
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