baldachin
(noun) ornamented canopy supported by columns or suspended from a roof or projected from a wall (as over an altar)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
baldachin (plural baldachins)
Alternative spelling of baldacchin
Source: Wiktionary
Bal"da*chin, n. Etym: [LL. baldachinus, baldechinus, a canopy of rich silk carried over the host; fr. Bagdad, It. Baldacco, a city in Turkish Asia from whence these rich silks came: cf. It. baldacchino. Cf. Baudekin.]
1. A rich brocade; baudekin. [Obs.]
2. (Arch.)
Definition: 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.
3. A portable canopy borne over shrines, etc., in procession. [Written also baldachino, baldaquin, etc.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 June 2024
(verb) refuse to accept or acknowledge; “I reject the idea of starting a war”; “The journal rejected the student’s paper”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
