# baldacchin

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbaldəkɪn/

## Definitions
1. A rich, embroidered brocade used for clothing in the Middle Ages, the web being gold and the woof silk.
2. A canopy suspended over an altar or throne, originally made of this fabric; a ciborium.
3. A building in the form of a canopy, or a crown supported by pillars for the covering of an altar; a canopy carried over the host in Roman Catholic countries.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French baldaquin, from Italian baldacchino, from Baldacca, a variant of Baghdad, where the material originally came from.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/baldacchin