Canopy
Pronunciation : Can"o*py
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [Oe. canopie, F. canop?sofa, Of canop?e, canopeu, canopieu, canopy, vail, pavilion (cf. It. canep?canopy, sofa), LL. canopeum a bed with mosquito curtains, fr. Gr. Cone, and Optic.]
Definition : 1. A covering fixed over a bed, dais, or the like, or carried on poles over an exalted personage or a sacred object, etc. chiefly as a mark of honor. "Golden canoniec and beds of state." Dryden.
2. (Arch.) (a) An ornamental projection, over a door, window, niche, etc. (b) Also, a roofike covering, supported on pilars over an altar, a statue, a fountain, etc.
pl. Canopies.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Can"o*py
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To cover with, or as with, a canopy. "A bank with ivy canopied." Milton.
t. [imp. & p. p. Canopes; p. pr. & vb. n. Canopying.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913