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   Baldachin , n. [LL. baldachinus, baldechinus, a canopy of rich silk carried over the host; fr. Bagdad, It. Baldacco, a city in Turkish Asia from whence these rich silks came: cf. It. baldacchino. Cf. Baudekin.]
   A rich brocade; baudekin. [Obs.]
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   (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.
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   A portable canopy borne over shrines, etc., in procession.
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   [Written also baldachino, baldaquin, etc.]
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