baldachin

/ˈbɔldəkən/
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Other forms: baldachins

Definitions of baldachin
  1. noun
    ornamented canopy supported by columns or suspended from a roof or projected from a wall (as over an altar)
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    type of:
    canopy
    a covering (usually of cloth) that serves as a roof to shelter an area from the weather
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