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baldachin (iou)



baldachin noun. Also baldaquin. L16.
[Italian baldacchino, from (with suffix -ino -INE1) Baldacco Italian form of Baghdad, its place of origin. Cf. BAUDEKIN.]
A rich embroidered material, orig. woven with woof of silk and warp of gold thread; rich brocade. L16.
(Now the usual sense.) A canopy (orig. made of the material in sense 1), supported on columns or fixed to a roof or wall, and placed over an altar, throne, or doorway. M17.
baldachined adjective covered with a baldachin E20.