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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Canopy \Can"o*py\ (k[acr]n"[osl]*p[ycr]), n.; pl. {Canopies} (-p[icr]z). [OE. canapie, F. canap[82] sofa, OF. conop[82]e, conopeu, conopieu, canopy, vail, pavilion (cf. It. canop[8a] canopy, sofa), LL. conopeum a bed with mosquito curtains, fr. Gr. kwnwpei^on, fr. kw`nwps gnat, kw`nos cone + 'w`ps face. See {Cone}, and {Optic}.] 1. A covering fixed over a bed, dais, or the like, or carried on poles over an exalted personage or a sacred object, etc. chiefly as a mark of honor. [bd]Golden canopies and beds of state.[b8] --Dryden. 2. (Arch.) (a) An ornamental projection, over a door, window, niche, etc. (b) Also, a rooflike covering, supported on pillars over an altar, a statue, a fountain, etc. | |
