Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The canopy of a bed, or the canopy and curtains taken together.
- noun In heraldry, a tent.
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Examples
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One of the more interesting items she chose was a "sparver" or canopy that could be hung either over a bed or a throne.
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126Assuming that this sparver was not originally made for Mary herself, then how did this item find its way into Henry VIII's collection?
yarb commented on the word sparver
His new quarters, where heartbroken kings had tossed in transit, proved to be a replica in white of his hotel apartment - white furniture, white carpet, white sparver.
- Nabokov, Ada, or Ardor.
May 17, 2008