About The Word Baldachin
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Baldachin
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What's The Definition Of Baldachin?
[n] ornamented canopy supported by columns or suspended from a roof or projected from a wall (as over an altar)
Synonyms | Synonyms for Baldachin: Related Terms | Find terms related to Baldachin: See Also | canopy Baldachin In Webster's Dictionary \Bal"da*chin\, n. [LL. baldachinus, baldechinus, a
canopy of rich silk carried over the host; fr. Bagdad, It.
Baldacco, a city in Turkish Asia from whence these rich silks
came: cf. It. baldacchino. Cf. {Baudekin}.]
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.]
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