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BAUDEKIN
Noun
baudekin (plural baudekins)
Alternative form of baldacchin
Source: Wiktionary
Bau"de*kin, n. Etym: [OE. bawdekin rich silk stuff, OF. baudequin. See Baldachin.]
Definition: The richest kind of stuff used in garments in the Middle Ages, the web being gold, and the woof silk, with embroidery : -- made originally at Bagdad. [Spelt also baudkin, baudkyn, bawdekin, and baldakin.] Nares.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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