baldachin noun. ['baldǝkɪn, 'bɔ:ld-] Also baldaquin. L16.
[Italian baldacchino, from (with suffix -ino -INE¹) Baldacco Italian form of Baghdad, its place of origin. Cf. BAUDEKIN.]
1. A rich embroidered material, orig. woven with woof of silk and warp of gold thread; rich brocade. L16.

2. (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.

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