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Word: Dado
Speech Type: Noun
mid 17th century (denoting the main part of a pedestal, above the base): from Italian, literally ‘dice or cube’, from Latin datum ‘something given, starting point’ (see datum)
ˈdeɪdəʊ
the lower part of the wall of a room, below about waist height, when decorated differently from the upper part.
Short Definition:lower part of wall of room
a groove cut in the face of a board, into which the edge of another board is fixed
Short Definition:groove cut in board
Examples:- a dado joint
the part of a pedestal between the base and the cornice.
Short Definition:part of pedestal
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