BALDACHIN


Meaning of BALDACHIN in English

— 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 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .