[can.o.py] n, pl -pies [ME canope, fr. ML canopeum mosquito net, fr. L conopeum, fr. Gk konopion, fr. konops mosquito] (14c) 1 a: a cloth covering suspended over a bed b: a cover (as of cloth) fixed or carried above a person of high rank or a sacred object: baldachin c: a protective covering: as (1): the uppermost spreading branchy layer of a forest (2): awning, marquee
2: an ornamental rooflike structure 3 a: the transparent enclosure over an airplane cockpit b: the fabric part of a parachute that catches the air
[2]canopy vt -pied ; -py.ing (1599): to cover with or as if with a canopy