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Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Baldachin

· Bal·da·chin · IPA
01 n. A rich brocade; baudekin.
  1. 1.
    A rich brocade; baudekin.[Obs.]
  2. 2.
    A structure in form of a canopy, sometimes supported by columns, and sometimes suspended from the roof or projecting from the wall; generally placed over an altar; as, the baldachin in St. Peter's.(Arch.)
  3. 3.
    A portable canopy borne over shrines, etc., in procession.