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bal⋅da⋅chin

  [bal-duh-kin, bawl-]
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–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.
Also, bal⋅dac⋅chi⋅no, bal⋅da⋅chi⋅no  [bal-duh-kee-noh] , bal⋅da⋅quin.

Origin:
1250–1300; earlier baldakin < ML baldakinus < It baldacchino, equiv. to Baldacc(o) Baghdad (famous as a source of silk brocades) + -ino -ine 1

Related forms:
bal⋅da⋅chined, adjective
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bal·da·chin   (bôl'də-kĭn, bāl'-)   
n.   pl. bal·da·chins also bal·da·chi·nos

  1. A rich fabric of silk and gold brocade.

  2. A canopy of fabric carried in church processions or placed over an altar, throne, or dais.

  3. Architecture A stone or marble structure built in the form of a canopy, especially over the altar of a church.


[Italian baldacchino, from Old Italian, from Baldacco, Baghdad.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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