baldacchin (English, noun)
expansion: baldacchin (plural baldacchins)
Senses:
glosses: A rich, embroidered brocade used for clothing in the Middle Ages, the web being gold and the woof silk.
tags: archaic
uncountable
glosses: A canopy suspended over an altar or throne, originally made of this fabric; a ciborium.
tags: countable
glosses: 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.
tags: countable
Forms:
form: baldacchins
tags: plural
form: baldacchino
tags: alternative
form: baldachin
tags: alternative
form: baldachino
tags: alternative
form: baldakin
tags: alternative
form: baldaquin
tags: alternative
form: baudekin
tags: alternative
form: baudekyn
tags: alternative
form: baudkin
tags: alternative
form: baudkyn
tags: alternative
form: bawdekin
tags: alternative