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1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Canopy \Can"o*py\ (k[a^]n"[-o]*p[y^]), n.; pl {Canopies} (-p[i^]z). [OE. canapie, F. canap['e] sofa, OF conop['e]e, conopeu conopieu canopy, vail, pavilion (cf. It canop[`e] 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. ``Golden canopies and beds of state.'' --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
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