Baldachin

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  • noun. A rich fabric of silk and gold brocade.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A canopy of fabric carried in church processions or placed over an altar, throne, or dais.
  • noun. A structure having the form of a canopy, usually built of stone or bronze, over the altar of a church.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Same as baudekin.
  • noun. A canopy of various kinds.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A rich brocade; baudekin.
  • noun. A structure in form of a canopy, sometimes supported by columns, and sometimes suspended from the roof or projecting from the wall; generally placed over an altar.
  • noun. A portable canopy borne over shrines, etc., in procession.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Alternative spelling of baldacchin.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. ornamented canopy supported by columns or suspended from a roof or projected from a wall (as over an altar)
  • Word Usage
    "Under a baldachin is a litter, on which swings to and fro a dusky Madonna dressed after the fashion of the native goddesses, with a ring in her nose."
    Hypernym
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    canopy  
    Same Context
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    baudekin