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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Canopy \Can"o*py\ (k[a^]n"[-o]*p[y^]), n.; pl {Canopies}
(-p[i^]z). [OE. canapie, F. canap['e] sofa, OF conop['e]e,
conopeu conopieu canopy, vail, pavilion (cf. It canop[`e]
canopy, sofa), LL conopeum a bed with mosquito curtains, fr
Gr kwnwpei^on, fr kw`nwps gnat, kw`nos cone + 'w`ps face.
See {Cone}, and {Optic}.]
1. A covering fixed over a bed, dais, or the like or carried
on poles over an exalted personage or a sacred object,
etc chiefly as a mark of honor. ``Golden canopies and
beds of state.'' --Dryden.
2. (Arch.)
a An ornamental projection, over a door, window, niche,
etc
b Also a rooflike covering, supported on pillars over
an altar, a statue, a fountain, etc
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