baldachin

1. n. A rich brocade; baudekin. Source: opted

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. Source: opted

3. n. A portable canopy borne over shrines, etc., in procession. Source: opted

4. n. ornamented canopy supported by columns or suspended from a roof or projected from a wall (as over an altar) Source: wordnet

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.] Source: webster

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. Source: adambom

7. n. ornamented canopy supported by columns or suspended from a roof or projected from a wall (as over an altar) Source: ecdict

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