noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈbaldəkɪn/
General-American:/ˈbældəkɪn/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A rich, embroidered brocade used for clothing in the Middle Ages, the web being gold and the woof silk.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A canopy suspended over an altar or throne, originally made of this fabric; a ciborium.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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3
noun
Meaning 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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from French baldaquin, from Italian baldacchino, from Baldacca, a variant of Baghdad, where the material originally came from.
Across languages
Translations
30 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Belarusian:
балдахі́н
(baldaxín)
— canopy suspended over an altar or throne
Bulgarian:
балдахи́н
(baldahín)
— canopy suspended over an altar or throne
Czech:
baldachýn
— canopy suspended over an altar or throne
Danish:
baldakin
— canopy suspended over an altar or throne
Dutch:
baldakijn
— canopy suspended over an altar or throne
Esperanto:
baldakeno
— canopy suspended over an altar or throne
Estonian:
baldahhiin
— canopy suspended over an altar or throne
Finnish:
baldakiini
— canopy suspended over an altar or throne
French:
baldaquin
— canopy suspended over an altar or throne
Galician:
baldequín
— canopy suspended over an altar or throne
German:
Baldachin
— canopy suspended over an altar or throne
Hungarian:
baldachin
— canopy suspended over an altar or throne
Ido:
baldakino
— canopy suspended over an altar or throne
Italian:
baldacchino
— canopy suspended over an altar or throne
Latin:
baldachinum
— canopy suspended over an altar or throne
Latvian:
baldačins
— canopy suspended over an altar or throne
Lithuanian:
baldakimas
— canopy suspended over an altar or throne
Macedonian:
балдахи́н
(baldahín)
— canopy suspended over an altar or throne
Norwegian Bokmål:
baldakin
— canopy suspended over an altar or throne
Polish:
baldachim
— canopy suspended over an altar or throne
Romanian:
baldahin
— canopy suspended over an altar or throne
Russian:
балдахи́н
(baldaxín)
— canopy suspended over an altar or throne
Serbo-Croatian:
балда̀хӣн
— canopy suspended over an altar or throne
Serbo-Croatian:
baldàhīn
— canopy suspended over an altar or throne
Slovak:
baldachýn
— canopy suspended over an altar or throne
Slovene:
baldahin
— canopy suspended over an altar or throne
Spanish:
baldaquino
— canopy suspended over an altar or throne
Swedish:
baldakin
— canopy suspended over an altar or throne
Turkish:
baldaken
— canopy suspended over an altar or throne
Ukrainian:
балдахі́н
(baldaxín)
— canopy suspended over an altar or throne
