baldacchin
A canopy suspended over an altar or throne, originally made of this fabricA canopy suspended over an altar or throne, originally made of this fabric; a ciborium.
Meaning
3 senses(countable)A canopy suspended over an altar or throne, originally made of this fabric; a ciborium.
Baldachin
балдахи́нbaldaxín
балдахі́нbaldaxín
(countable)A building in the form of a canopy, or a crown supported by pillars for the covering of an altar; a canopy carried over the host in Roman Catholic countries.
(archaic, uncountable)A rich, embroidered brocade used for clothing in the Middle Ages, the web being gold and the woof silk.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from French baldaquin, from Italian baldacchino, from Baldacca, a variant of BaghBorrowed from French baldaquin, from Italian baldacchino, from Baldacca, a variant of Baghdad, where the material originally came from.
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plural: baldacchinsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable