BALDAQUIN

Etymology

Noun

baldaquin (countable and uncountable, plural baldaquins)

(uncountable, archaic) A kind of embroidered material with gold thread-work.

A fine canopy of silk, erected over shrines, thrones, etc.

Source: Wiktionary



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TRUNCATION

(noun) the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)


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