dados

Lower wall sections

Dados is the plural of dado, which has two main meanings.

In architecture, a dado is the lower portion of a wall when decorated differently from the upper part, often with panels or wainscoting.

In woodworking, a dado is a rectangular groove cut across the grain of a board to receive another piece: The shelves fit into dados cut in the side panels.

woodworking

groove

Narrow cut or routine

  • slotNarrow slit for insertion
  • channelPassage for transmission
  • jointShared by multiple parties

rabbet · router · chisel · shelf · cabinet · joinery · carpentry · plywood · housing · cut

gaming

dice

Marked cubes for chance

chance · gambling · craps · backgammon · bones · toss · pips · boxcars · lucky · wager

architecture

pedestal

Support for statuary

  • baseSupporting bottom structure
  • columnVertical structural element
  • plinthArchitectural support block

classical · pillar · support · wainscoting · wall · molding · paneling · lower · decorative · Victorian

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