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Rarebaldachins
The correct spelling is baldachins.
How to pronounce baldachins
noun
Say it like: Bal-dac-hin-s
The correct spelling is baldachins. A rich, embroidered brocade used for clothing in the Middle Ages, the web being gold and the woof silk.
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Definition
noun
- 1.A rich, embroidered brocade used for clothing in the Middle Ages, the web being gold and the woof silk.
- 2.A canopy suspended over an altar or throne, originally made of this fabric; a ciborium.
- 3.A building in 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.
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