Definitions | baldaquin |
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- (archaic) A kind of embroidered material with gold thread-work.
- A fine canopy of silk, erected over shrines, thrones, etc.
Etymology: From French baldaquinFrench, baldaquin, from Italian baldacchino, from Baldacco, a variant of Baghdad, where the material originally came from.
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