baldachin

baldachin Definition

bal·da·chin (bal′də kin)

noun

a rich brocade, formerly made of silk and gold
a canopy of this or other material, carried in church processions or placed over an altar or throne
a marble or stone structure like a canopy, built over an altar

Etymology: < It or Fr: Fr baldaquin < It baldacchino, after Baldacco, Baghdad, where the cloth was manufactured

baldachin Usage Examples

Converse of object

dome: Sinan is particularly renowned for his innovative mosques in which the central domed baldachin appears weightless and the interior surfaces bathed in light.

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