The Collaborative International Dictionary
Baldachin \Bal"da*chin\, 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.]
(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.
A portable canopy borne over shrines, etc., in procession. [1913 Webster] [Written also baldachino, baldaquin, etc.]
Wiktionary
n. (alternative form of baldacchin English)
Usage examples of "baldachino".
In the Hoodo temple at Uji, dating from the tenth century, we can still see the elaborate canopy and gilded baldachinos, many-coloured and inlaid with mirrors and mother-of-pearl, as well as remains of the paintings and sculpture which formerly covered the walls.
The temple is very handsome, the baldachino is superb, and the bronzes and brasses on the altar are specially fine.
Queen to an embroidered throne under a velvet baldachino in a gorgeous chamber which had been the chapel of the Popes.