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- noun A rich, embroidered
brocade used forclothing in theMiddle Ages , theweb beinggold and thewoof silk . - noun A
canopy suspended over analtar orthrone , originally made of this fabric; aciborium .
Etymologies
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From French baldaquin, Italian baldacchino, from Baldacco ("Baghdad").
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