A baldachin is a rich embroidered fabric of silk and gold or a canopy.
Baldachin é um rico tecido bordado de seda e ouro ou um dossel.
| Front | baldachin \BAL-duh-kin, BOL-\ Also, baldacchino, baldachino \bal-duh-KEE-noh\ |
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| Back | noun 1. A rich embroidered fabric of silk and gold. 2. A canopy. [English baldachin is derived from Italian baldacchino which is from Baldacco, the Italian name for Baghdad. The city was once known for this fabric and earlier canopies were made of it. Earliest documented use: 1598.] "A rabbi married the couple a few weeks later, under a baldachin made of four brooms and an old blanket." - Henryk M. Broder; Holocaust Survivor Becomes YouTube Star; Der Spiegel (Germany); Aug 12, 2010. |
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