baldacchin

Meaning

1. (archaic, uncountable) A rich, embroidered brocade used for clothing in the Middle Ages, the web being gold and the woof silk.
2. (countable) A canopy suspended over an altar or throne, originally made of this fabric; a ciborium.
3. (countable) 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.

Translations

Baldachin

baldaquin

baldacchino

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbaldəkɪn/

Etymology

Borrowed from French baldaquin, from Italian baldacchino, from Baldacca, a variant of Baghdad, where the material originally came from.