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Canopy
Open directlySmith's Bible Dictionary · 1863
Judith 10:21; 13:9; 16:19. The canopy of Holofernes is the only one mentioned.
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. A covering fixed over a bed, dais, or the like, or carried on poles over an exalted personage or a sacred object, etc. chiefly as a mark of honor. "Golden canoniec and beds of state." Dryden.
2. An ornamental projection, over a door, window, niche, etc.
3. Also, a roofike covering, supported on pilars over an altar, a statue, a fountain, etc.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To cover with, or as with, a canopy. "A bank with ivy canopied." Milton.