dado
noun [ C ] uk/ˈdeɪ.dəʊ/ us/ˈdeɪ.doʊ/ dados or dadoes
墙裙
the lower part of the wall inside a room, when this is painted a different colour or covered in different paper from the upper part
We've painted the dado a dark mulberry colour and the rest of the wall off-white. 我们把墙裙漆成深桑色，其余的墙漆成灰白色。
See also: dado rail
(墙裙顶端的)护壁条，护壁板顶木条（dado rail的缩写）
short for dado rail : a long, thin, decorative piece of wood fixed about halfway up a wall, separating the wall into two parts
You can make a room look larger, or smaller, by altering the level of dados and picture rails.
The bath has been panelled and the walls tiled up to dado height. 浴室镶有护板，墙壁贴着高及护壁条的瓷砖。
US木板的沟槽
a long cut that is made into a piece of wood, which the edge of another piece of wood is fixed into
Cut dadoes in the sides of the chest for the joints with the bottom panel.
a dado blade/joint 墙板开槽刀/接缝
- More examples
- I removed layers and layers of wallpaper until I reached the original varnished paper dado.
- Imitation marble is sometimes used for columns, dadoes, etc.
- This 1900 pub has a tongue-and-groove dado, above which the walls are covered with glazed tiles.
- Spread glue in the dadoes in the top shelves.
- We built the drawers using a locking joint between the face and sides, and a dado joint at the back.