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dadoIn Classical architecture, the plain portion of the pedestal of a column, between the base and the cornice (or cap). In later architecture, a dado is a wall's paneled or decorated lower part, up to 2–3 ft (60–90 cm) above the floor and defined by a horizontal molding. Interior walls were so treated especially in the 16th–18th century. In carpentry, a dado is a rectangular groove cut across the grain of a wood member. dado 1. the lower part of an interior wall that is decorated differently from the upper part 2. Architect the part of a pedestal between the base and the cornice dado [′dā·dō] (architecture) The lower portion of an interior wall set off by molding or other decoration. The portion of a pedestal between surbase and base. The portion of a wall basement between surbase and base course. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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There was a high dado of white wood and a green paper on which were etchings by Whistler in neat black frames. The dissecting-room was a large apartment painted like the corridors, the upper part a rich salmon and the dado a dark terra-cotta. Like a dado round the room was the jutting line of splendid heavy game-heads, the best of their sort from every quarter of the world, with the rare white rhinoceros of the Lado Enclave drooping its supercilious lip above them all. |
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