Definitions For Baldacchin

Noun

BALDACCHIN (plural BALDACCHINs) (uncountable, archaic) A rich, embroidered#adjective, embroidered brocade used for clothing#noun, clothing in the middle ages, the web being gold and the woof silk. (countable) A canopy suspended over an altar or throne, originally made of this fabric; a ciborium. (countable) A building#noun, building in form of a canopy, or a crown#noun, crown support#verb, supported by pillars for the covering#noun, covering of an altar; a canopy carried over the host#noun, host in roman catholic country, countries.

Translations

Esperanto: baldakeno Finnish: baldakiini French: baldaquin, m Galician: baldequín, m German: Baldachin, m Ido: baldakino Italian: baldacchino, m Macedonian: балдахи́н, m Polish: baldachim, m Russian: балдахи́н, m Spanish: baldaquino, m Swedish: baldakin, c {{c, en, Fabrics}}

Alternative forms

{{alter, en, baldacchino, baldachin, baldachino, baldakin, baldaquin, baudekin, baudekyn, baudkin, baudkyn, bawdekin}}

Etymology

{{bor+, en, fr, baldaquin}}, from {{der, en, it, baldacchino}}, from Baldacca, a variant of baghdad, where the material originally came from.