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ETYM Late Lat. baldachinus, baldechinus, a canopy of rich silk carried over the host; from Bagdad, Italian Baldacco, a city in Turkish Asia from whence these rich silks came: cf. Italian baldacchino. Related to Baudekin.
(o), baldakin, baldaquin; Silk and gold fabric; fabric canopy over throne, altar, etc.; stone canopy over altar.
Ornamented canopy supported by columns or suspended from a roof or projected from a wall (as over an altar).
Rich embroidered silk and gold fabric.
ETYM Old Eng. canapie, French canapé sofa, Old Fren. conopée, conopeu, conopieu, canopy, vail, pavilion (cf. Italian canopč canopy, sofa), Late Lat. conopeum a bed with mosquito curtains, from Greek konopeion, from konops gnat, konos cone + ops face. Related to Cone, and Optic.
1. A covering (usually of cloth) that serves as a roof to shelter an area from the weather.
2. The transparent covering of an aircraft cockpit.
3. The umbrella-like part of a parachute that fills with air.