Definition of Baldachin
Bal´da`chin
n.
1.
A
rich
brocade
;
baudekin
.
2.
(Arch.)
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
.
3.
A
portable
canopy
borne
over
shrines
,
etc
.,
in
procession
.
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