I. ˈka-nə-pē noun
( plural -pies )
Etymology: Middle English canope, from Medieval Latin canopeum mosquito net, from Latin conopeum, from Greek kōnōpion, from kōnōps mosquito
Date: 14th century
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
II. transitive verb
( -pied ; -py·ing )
Date: 1594
: to cover with or as if with a canopy