e , sometimes cōnōpĭum ), ei, n., = κωνωπεῖον, a net of fine gauze, used originally by the Egyptians, especially about the bed, as a protection against gnats , etc.; mosquito-curtains or bars : cōnōpēum, Juv. 6, 80: cōnōpĕum (cōnōpĭum), Hor. Epod. 9, 16, and Prop. 3 (4), 11, 45. In a doubtful measure, Varr.R. R. 2, 10, 8.—Hence, Engl. canopy .