[ˈdeɪdəʊ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the lower part of the wall of a room, below about waist height, when decorated differently from the upper part

- a groove cut in the face of a board, into which the edge of another board is fixed
(e.g: a dado joint)

- the part of a pedestal between the base and the cornice


Phrases:

Origin:
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)