dado
/ˈdeɪdəʊ/noun
(pl.-os)
1- the lower part of the wall of a room, below about waist height, if it is a different colour or has a different covering from the upper part墙裙。
1.2
- N. Amer. a groove cut in the face of a board, into which the edge of another board is fixed〈北美〉榫槽。
1.3
- Architecture the part of a pedestal between the base and the cornice【建筑】墩身。
词源
mid 17th cent. （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）.