baldacchin

Definitions

1. A rich, embroidered brocade used for clothing in the Middle Ages, the web being gold and the woof silk.
   archaic, uncountable
2. A canopy suspended over an altar or throne, originally made of this fabric; a ciborium.
   countable
3. A building in the form of a canopy, or a crown supported by pillars for the covering of an altar; a canopy carried over the host in Roman Catholic countries.
   countable

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Examples

“Bernini had already provided the chief coup de théâtre of the basilica's interior, the monumental bronze canopy or baldachino over the high altar and tomb of St Peter.”

“BALDACHIN is a Building in form⟳ of a Canopy, or Crown ſupported by Pillars, often ſerving for the Covering of an Altar; Alſo a Canopy carried over the Hoſt in Popiſh Countries.”

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