Definitions For Baldaquin

Noun

BALDAQUIN. (countable and uncountable, plural BALDAQUINs) (uncountable, archaic) A kind of embroidered material with gold thread-work. A fine canopy of silk, erected over shrines, thrones, etc.

Translations

Esperanto: baldakeno Russian: балдахи́н, m Swedish: baldakin, c

Alternative forms

baldachin

Etymology

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

Is Baldaquin a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
21
Words with Friends
25

The word Baldaquin is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends

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