or baldaquin (ˈbɔːldəkɪn) or baldachino (ˌbɔːldəˈkiːnəʊ)
noun
1.
a richly ornamented silk and gold brocade
2.
a canopy of fabric or stone over an altar, shrine, or throne in a Christian church or carried in Christian religious processions over an object of veneration
Word origin
Old English baldekin, from Italian baldacchino, literally: stuff from Baghdad, from Baldacco Baghdad, noted for its brocades
baldachin in American English
(ˈbældəkɪn) or ˈbaldaquin (ˈbældəkɪn)
noun
1.
a rich brocade, formerly made of silk and gold
2.
a canopy of this or other material, carried in church processions or placed overan altar or throne
3.
a marble or stone structure like a canopy, built over an altar
Word origin
< It or Fr: Fr baldaquin < It baldacchino, after Baldacco, Baghdad, where the cloth was manufactured