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Definitions for Baldachin
[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.
[4] a richly ornamented silk and gold brocade
[5] 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
Words related to Baldachin
beam, plaster, roof, umbrella, marquee, cover, shade, awning, sunshade, covert, dome, canopy, groin, timber, roofing, housetop, plafond
Words nearby Baldachin
bald, bald cypress, bald eagle, bald-faced, bald-faced hornet, baldachin, baldad, balder, balderdash, baldhead, baldheaded
Origin of Baldachin
1250–1300; earlier baldakin < Medieval Latin baldakinus < Italian baldacchino, equivalent to Baldacc(o ) Baghdad (famous as a source of silk brocades) + -ino -ine1
Other words from Baldachin
bal·da·chined , adjective
Word origin for Baldachin
Old English baldekin , from Italian baldacchino , literally: stuff from Baghdad, from Baldacco Baghdad, noted for its brocades