baldacchin
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baldacchin
- /ˈbaldəkɪn/ UK
- /ˈbældəkɪn/ US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French baldaquin, from Italian baldacchino, from Baldacca, a variant of Baghdad, where the material originally came from.
noun baldacchins · baldacchino · baldachin · baldachino · baldakin · baldaquin
- A rich, embroidered brocade used for clothing in the Middle Ages, the web being gold and the woof silk.
- A canopy suspended over an altar or throne, originally made of this fabric; a ciborium. Bernini had already provided the chief coup de théâtre of the basilica's interior, the monumental bronze canopy or baldachino over the high altar and tomb of St Peter.
- 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. BALDACHIN is a Building in form of a Canopy, or Crown ſupported by Pillars, often ſerving for the Covering of an Altar; Alſo a Canopy carried over the Hoſt in Popiſh Countries.
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noun canopy suspended over an altar or throne
| Español | baldaquino |
|---|---|
| Français | baldaquin |
| Deutsch | Baldachin |
| Italiano | baldacchino |
| Română | baldahin |
| Русский | балдахи́н baldaxín |
Talk about this word "baldacchin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/baldacchin. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. baldacchin. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/baldacchin "baldacchin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/baldacchin.Cite this
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