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dado
Part of speech: Noun Part of speech: VerbTo ornament with such a border.
Usage examples "dado":- If you found a corpse in a man's drawing- room, would you think it bad taste to talk about it just as if it was a confounded dado or an infernal etching?" - "The Club of Queer Trades", G. K. Chesterton.
- They lit with a flittering, golden light the white arabesquesed walls, the dado of lovely tiling, the marble floor and the fountain pool in the centre where goldfish flashed. - "Lord John in New York", C. N. Williamson A. M. Williamson.
- This result, however, will not be obtained by a patriotic misuse of old designs, and even the most enthusiastic Home Ruler must not be allowed to decorate his dining- room with a dado of Oghams. - "Reviews", Oscar Wilde.