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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Baldachin \Bal"da*chin\, n. [LL. baldachinus baldechinus a canopy of rich silk carried over the host; fr Bagdad, It Baldacco a city in Turkish Asia from whence these rich silks came: cf It baldacchino Cf {Baudekin}.] 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.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: baldachin n : ornamented canopy supported by columns or suspended from a roof or projected from a wall (as over an altar)
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