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baldachin

bal.da.chin or bal.da.chi.no \'bo.l-d*-k*n, 'bal-\ \.bal-d*-'ke--(.)no-\ n 
   [It baldacchino, fr. Baldacco Baghdad, Iraq] 1: a rich embroidered fabric 
   of silk and gold  2: a cloth canopy fixed or carried over an important 
   person or a sacred obj ect 3: an ornamental structure resembling a canopy 
   used esp. over an altar