baldachins

/B AA0 L D AA1 K IH0 N Z/

noun

1
A rich, embroidered brocade used for clothing in the Middle Ages, the web being gold and the woof silk.
2
A canopy suspended over an altar or throne, originally made of this fabric; a ciborium.
3
A building in 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.

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