baldachin

(baldə kin)

or baldaquin

noun

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

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

See baldachin in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. bal·da·chins also bal·da·chi·nos
  1. A rich fabric of silk and gold brocade.
  2. A canopy of fabric carried in church processions or placed over an altar, throne, or dais.
  3. Architecture A stone or marble structure built in the form of a canopy, especially over the altar of a church.

Origin:

Origin: Italian baldacchino

Origin: , from Old Italian

Origin: , from Baldacco, Baghdad

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