— baldachined , adj.
/bal"deuh kin, bawl"-/ , n.
1. Also, baudekin . Textiles. a silk brocade interwoven with gold or silver threads, used chiefly for ceremonial purposes.
2. Archit. a permanent ornamental canopy, as above a freestanding altar or throne.
3. a portable canopy carried in religious processions.
Also, baldacchino, baldachino /bal'deuh kee"noh/ , baldaquin .
[ 1250-1300; earlier baldakin baldakinus baldacchino, equiv. to Baldacc ( o ) Baghdad (famous as a source of silk brocades) + -ino -INE 1 ]