/ ˈkænəpi; NAmE / noun ( pl. -ies )
1.
a cover that is fixed or hangs above a bed, seat, etc. as a shelter or decoration
—picture at four-poster bed , pushchair
2.
a layer of sth that spreads over an area like a roof, especially branches of trees in a forest
3.
a cover for the cockpit of an aircraft
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from medieval Latin canopeum ceremonial canopy, alteration of Latin conopeum mosquito net over a bed, from Greek kōnōpeion couch with mosquito curtains, from kōnōps mosquito.