台だい胴どう

noun

dado; die (of a pedestal)

Architectural term for the middle section of a classical pedestal, between the base and the cornice. Rare outside specialized contexts.

• この柱はしらの台だい胴どうには細こまかい彫ちょう刻こくが施ほどこされている。

  The dado of this column is finely carved.