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Dado - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Balustrade, Base, Baseboard, Basement, Canal, Carve, Caryatid, Channel, Chase, Chassis, Chink, Chisel, Colonnade, Column, Crack, Crimp, Cut, Die, Dike, Ditch |
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The lower part of a wall, below the dado rail and above the skirting board. This area is traditionally given a different decorative treatment to the upper part of the wall; for example panelling, wainscoting or lincrusta.
The name derives from the architectural term for the part of a pedestal between the base and the cornice.
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