As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
dado
(noun) a rectangular groove cut into a board so that another piece can fit into it
dado
(noun) the section of a pedestal between the base and the surbase
wainscot, dado
(noun) panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest of the wall
Source: WordNet® 3.1
dadoes
plural of dado
dadoes
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dado
Source: Wiktionary
Da"do, n.; pl. Dadoes. Etym: [It. dado die, cube, pedestal; of the same origin as E. die, n. See Die, n.] (Arch.) (a) That part of a pedestal included between the base and the cornice (or surbase); the die. See Illust. of Column. Hence: (b) In any wall, that part of the basement included between the base and the base course. See Base course, under Base. (c) In interior decoration, the lower part of the wall of an apartment when adorned with moldings, or otherwise specially decorated.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 January 2025
(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.