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Definition of: baldachin
(bal′də·kin, bôl′-) noun
1. A heavy, rich fabric, formerly made of silk and gold: also baudekin.
2. A canopy of such fabric, as one carried in religious processions.
3. Archit. A canopy of stone or metal, as over an altar or throne. Also bal′da·quin. [<F baldaquin <Ital. baldacchino <Baldacco Baghdad, where the cloth was first made]
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