dado in French
dado in French is embrèvement — dado means the lower part of an interior wall when it is decorated or finished differently from the wall above.
dado in French
embrèvement
(carpentry) The rectangular channel in a board cut across the grain.
What does "dado" mean?
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noun The lower part of an interior wall when it is decorated or finished differently from the wall above.
"The hallway had a dark wood dado below a pale, plastered upper wall."
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noun A rectangular groove cut across a piece of wood to hold another piece in a joint.
"The carpenter cut a dado into the shelf side to hold the back panel."
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dado in a sentence
- The hallway had a dark wood dado below a pale, plastered upper wall.
- The carpenter cut a dado into the shelf side to hold the back panel.
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What is "dado" in French?
"dado" in French is embrèvement. dado means: The lower part of an interior wall when it is decorated or finished differently from the wall above.
How do you use "dado" in a sentence?
Example: "The hallway had a dark wood dado below a pale, plastered upper wall." In French, "dado" is embrèvement.
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