baldaquin

Meaning

Noun

  • A kind of embroidered material with gold thread-work.
  • A fine canopy of silk, erected over shrines, thrones, etc.

Origin

  • From French baldaquin, from Italian baldacchino, from Baldacca, a variant of Baghdad, where the material originally came from.

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