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1. (n.) baldachin
a silk brocade woven or embroidered with gold threads.
2. baldachin
a permanent ornamental canopy above an altar, throne, etc.
3. baldachin
a canopy carried in religious processions.
Etymology: (1590–1600; < It baldacchino, der. of Baldacc(o) Baghdad)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) baldachin
ornamented canopy supported by columns or suspended from a roof or projected from a wall (as over an altar)
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1. (noun) baldachin
a rich brocade; baudekin
2. (noun) baldachin
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; as, the baldachin in St. Peter's
3. (noun) baldachin
a portable canopy borne over shrines, etc., in procession
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