Baldachin n. : A rich brocade; baudekin.

Baldachin n. : 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.

Baldachin n. : A portable canopy borne over shrines, etc., in procession.

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Taxonomy
canopy, canopy of estate, state bed, St. Peter's baldachin, illustration, free encyclopedia, Baldacchino, surname, honour, seat, tester, hangings, dais, Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller, Rhodes, cushion, anonymous artist, King.

Defination from the web:
baldachin, or baldaquin (from Italian: baldacchino), is a canopy of state over an altar or throne. ... Main article: St. Peter's baldachin ... The lowest parts of the four columns of Bernini's Baldachin have a helical groove, and the middle and upper sections of the columns are covered ...