Dado (architecture)
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For the joinery term, see Dado (joinery).
For other uses, see Dado.
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]