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Baldachin   Listen
noun
Baldachin  n.  
1.
A rich brocade; baudekin. (Obs.)
2.
(Arch.) A structure in form of a canopy, sometimes supported by columns, and sometimes suspended from the roof or projecting from the wall; generally placed over an altar; as, the baldachin in St. Peter's.
3.
A portable canopy borne over shrines, etc., in procession. (Written also baldachino, baldaquin, etc)






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