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baldachin
/ ˌbɔːldəˈkiːnəʊ; ˈbɔːldəkɪn /
noun
- a richly ornamented silk and gold brocade
- 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
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- balda·chined adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of baldachin1
1250–1300; earlier baldakin < Medieval Latin baldakinus < Italian baldacchino, equivalent to Baldacc ( o ) Baghdad (famous as a source of silk brocades) + -ino -ine 1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of baldachin1
Old English baldekin , from Italian baldacchino , literally: stuff from Baghdad, from Baldacco Baghdad, noted for its brocades
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Example Sentences
Under the baldachin hovered a gilded Cupid, spotted and faded, with his arrow aimed at the bed.
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His peculiar use of a very stiff baldachin made people say that he was a master of Raphael.
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I take the shrine to be a work of the thirteenth century, though the baldachin is no doubt of later date.
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Then he took his stand in front of the theatrical chair under the faded baldachin, and sucked at his upper lip.
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From the coffered ceiling hangs the metal baldachin, like a precious lantern's chain without a lamp.
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