n. & v.
--n. (pl. -ies)
1. a a covering hung or held up over a throne, bed, person, etc. b the sky. c an overhanging shelter.
2 Archit. a rooflike projection over a niche etc.
3 the uppermost layers of foliage etc. in a forest.
4 a the expanding part of a parachute. b the cover of an aircraft's cockpit.
--v.tr. (-ies, -ied) supply or be a canopy to.
Etymology: ME f. med.L canopeum f. L conopeum f. Gk konopeion couch with mosquito-curtains f. konops gnat