canopy
[ kan-uh-pee ]
/ ˈkæn ə pi /
noun, plural can·o·pies.
verb (used with object), can·o·pied, can·o·py·ing.
to cover with or as with a canopy: Branches canopied the road.
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Origin of canopy
1350–1400; Middle English canope<Medieval Latin canōpēum, variant of Latin cōnōpēum mosquito net <Greek kōnōpeîon bed with net to keep gnats off, equivalent to kṓnōp(s) gnat + -eion, neuter of -eios adj. suffix
OTHER WORDS FROM canopy
su·per·can·o·py, noun, plural su·per·can·o·pies.un·can·o·pied, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH canopy
canapé, canopyWords nearby canopy
canoodle, can opener, Canopic, canopic jar, Canopus, canopy, canorous, Canossa, canotier, Canova, Canrobert
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British Dictionary definitions for canopy
canopy
/ (ˈkænəpɪ) /
noun plural -pies
verb -pies, -pying or -pied
(tr) to cover with or as if with a canopy
Word Origin for canopy
C14: from Medieval Latin canōpeum mosquito net, from Latin cōnōpeum gauze net, from Greek kōnōpeion bed with protective net, from kōnōps mosquito
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