vt to cover with, or as with, a canopy.
2. canopy ·noun an ornamental projection, over a door, window, niche, ·etc.
3. canopy ·noun also, a rooflike covering, supported on pillars over an altar, a statue, a fountain, ·etc.
4. canopy ·noun a covering fixed over a bed, dais, or the like, or carried on poles over an exalted personage or a sacred object, ·etc. chiefly as a mark of honor.