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Meaning of baldachin

- A rich brocade; baudekin.
- 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.