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A decorative canopy over an altar, throne, or other place of honor.
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- altar baldachin
- stone baldachin
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A baldachin rose above the altar.
Columns supported the stone baldachin.
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Primary category: gothic. Forms: Singular baldachin; plural baldachins. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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