dado
noun[C]
uk/ˈdeɪ.dəʊ/us/ˈdeɪ.doʊ/pluraldadosordadoesthelowerpartof thewallinside aroom, when this ispainteda differentcolourorcoveredin differentpaperfrom theupperpart:
We'vepaintedthe dado adarkmulberrycolourand therestof thewalloff-white.
See also
dado rail
short fordado rail: along,thin,decorativepieceofwoodfixedabouthalfwayup awall,separatingthewallinto twoparts:
You can make aroomlooklarger, orsmaller, byalteringthelevelof dados andpicturerails.
Thebathhas beenpanelledand thewallstiledup to dadoheight.
US
alongcutthat is made into apieceofwood, which theedgeof anotherpieceofwoodisfixedinto:
Cut dadoes in thesidesof thechestfor thejointswith thebottompanel.
a dadoblade/joint
- Iremovedlayersandlayersofwallpaperuntil Ireachedtheoriginalvarnishedpaperdado.
- Imitationmarbleis sometimes used forcolumns, dadoes, etc.
- This 1900pubhas a tongue-and-groove dado, above which thewallsarecoveredwithglazedtiles.
- Spreadgluein the dadoes in thetopshelves.
- Webuiltthedrawersusing alockingjointbetween thefaceandsides, and a dadojointat the back.
Parts of buildings: walls & parts of walls
- alcove
- balcony
- baseboard
- cavity wall
- chimney breast
- damp-proof
- damp-proofing
- drystone wall
- Juliet balcony
- lanai
- pebbledash
- plasterboard
- recess
- sconce
- Sheetrock
- wainscoted
- wainscoting
- wallboard
- walled
- woodwork
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Building: carpentry & joinery