BALDACHIN


Meaning of BALDACHIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbȯl-də-kən, ˈbal- ]

noun

or bal·da·chi·no ˌbal-də-ˈkē-(ˌ)nō, ˌbäl-

( plural baldachins or baldachinos )

Etymology: Italian baldacchino, from Baldacco Baghdad, Iraq

Date: 1537

1. : a cloth canopy fixed or carried over an important person or a sacred object

2. : a rich embroidered fabric of silk and gold

3. : an ornamental structure resembling a canopy used especially over an altar

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.