Baldachin

·noun A rich brocade; baudekin.

II. Baldachin ·noun A portable canopy borne over shrines, ·etc., in procession.

III. Baldachin ·noun A structure in form of a canopy, sometimes supported by columns, and sometimes suspended from the roof or projecting from the wall; generally placed over an altar; as, the baldachin in St. Peter's.