Thesaurus: baldachin

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1. n. A rich brocade; baudekin.
2. n. 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. n. A portable canopy borne over shrines, etc., in procession.
4. n. ornamented canopy supported by columns or suspended from a roof or projected from a wall (as over an altar)
5. 1. A rich brocade; baudekin. [Obs.] 2. (Arch.) 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. A portable canopy borne over shrines, etc., in procession. [Written also baldachino, baldaquin, etc.]
6. A structure in form of a canopy, sometimes supported bycolumns, and sometimes suspended from the roof or projecting from thewall; generally placed over an altar; as, the baldachin in St.Peter's.
7. n. ornamented canopy supported by columns or suspended from a roof or projected from a wall (as over an altar)