baldachin
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də noun
1.
Also, baudekin. Textiles. a silk brocade interwoven with gold or silver threads, used chiefly for ceremonial purposes.
2.
Architecture. a permanent ornamental canopy, as above a freestanding altar or throne.
3.
a portable canopy carried in religious processions.
Origin:
1250–1300; earlier baldakin < Medieval Latin baldakinus < Italian baldacchino, equivalent to Baldacc(o) Baghdad (famous as a source of silk brocades) + -ino -ine1
1250–1300; earlier baldakin < Medieval Latin baldakinus < Italian baldacchino, equivalent to Baldacc(o) Baghdad (famous as a source of silk brocades) + -ino -ine1
Related forms
bal·da·chined, adjective
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baldachin, baldaquin or baldachino (ˈbɔːldəkɪn, ˌbɔːldəˈkiːnəʊ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a richly ornamented silk and gold brocade |
| 2. | a canopy of fabric or stone over an altar, shrine, or throne in a Christian church or carried in Christian religious processions over an object of veneration |
| [Old English baldekin, from Italian baldacchino, literally: stuff from Baghdad, from Baldacco Baghdad, noted for its brocades] | |
| baldaquin, baldaquin or baldachino | |
| —n | |
| [Old English baldekin, from Italian baldacchino, literally: stuff from Baghdad, from Baldacco Baghdad, noted for its brocades] | |
| baldachino, baldaquin or baldachino | |
| —n | |
| [Old English baldekin, from Italian baldacchino, literally: stuff from Baghdad, from Baldacco Baghdad, noted for its brocades] | |
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Example sentences
Beneath this baldachin is a tabloid or pedestal of marble, with the bronze inscriptional tablet mounted on it.
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