CANOPIES

Noun

canopies

plural of canopy

Verb

canopies

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of canopy

Anagrams

• caponise

Source: Wiktionary


CANOPY

Can"o*py, n.; pl. Canopies. Etym: [Oe. canopie, F. canopésofa, Of canopée, canopeu, canopieu, canopy, vail, pavilion (cf. It. canepècanopy, sofa), LL. canopeum a bed with mosquito curtains, fr. Gr. Cone, and Optic.]

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.

Can"o*py, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Canopes; p. pr. & vb. n. Canopying.]

Definition: To cover with, or as with, a canopy. "A bank with ivy canopied." Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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