Dado (architecture)

For the joinery term, see Dado (joinery).
For other uses, see Dado.
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Diagram of a wall
  crown moulding
  dado rail
  dado
  skirting board

In architecture, the dado is the lower part of a wall,[1] below the dado rail and above the skirting board. The word is borrowed from Italian meaning "dice" or "cube",[2] and refers to "die", an architectural term for the middle section of a pedestal or plinth.[3]

  1. ^ "Dado - definition". Merriam-Webster. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
  2. ^ "Dado". Lexico. Archived from the original on September 20, 2021.
  3. ^ Chitham, Robert (2007). The Classical Orders of Architecture. Routledge. ISBN 9781136358951.