da‧do /ˈdeɪdəʊ $ -doʊ/
noun (
plural dadoes)
[countable][
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Italian;
Origin: 'block, cube']
the lower part of a wall in a room, especially when it is decorated differently from the upper part of the wall
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