a covering, usually of fabric, supported on poles or suspended above a bed, throne, exalted personage, or sacred object.
2.
an overhanging projection or covering, as a long canvas awning stretching from the doorway of a building to a curb.
3.
an ornamental, rooflike projection or covering.
4.
Also called crown canopy, crown cover.the cover formed by the leafy upper branches of the trees in a forest.
5.
the sky.
6.
the part of a parachute that opens up and fills with air, usually made of nylon or silk.
7.
the transparent cover over the cockpit of an airplane.
–verb (used with object)
8.
to cover with or as with a canopy: Branches canopied the road.
Origin: 1350–1400; ME canope < ML canōpēum, var. of L cōnōpēum mosquito net < Gk kōnōpeîon bed with net to keep gnats off, equiv. to knōp(s) gnat + -eion, neut. of -eios adj. suffix
A covering, usually of cloth, suspended over a throne or bed or held aloft on poles above an eminent person or a sacred object.
Architecture An ornamental rooflike projection over a niche, altar, or tomb.
A protective rooflike covering, often of canvas, mounted on a frame over a walkway or door.
A high overarching covering, such as the sky: "I just look up at the stars and let the vastness of that black and twinkling canopy fill my soul"(Margaret Mason).
The uppermost layer in a forest, formed by the crowns of the trees. Also called crown canopy.
The transparent enclosure over the cockpit of an aircraft.
The part of a parachute that opens up to catch the air.
tr.v.
can·o·pied, can·o·py·ing, can·o·pies To cover with or as if with a canopy.
[Middle English canape, from Medieval Latin canāpēum, mosquito net, from Latin cōnōpēum, from Greek kōnōpeion, bed with mosquito netting, from kōnōps, kōnōp-, mosquito.]
[kan-uh-pee] 
noun, plural -pies, verb, -pied, -py⋅ing.
nōp(s) gnat + -eion, neut. of -eios adj. suffix