1.A rich brocade; baudekin. (Obs.)
2.(Arch.) 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.
3.A portable canopy borne over shrines, etc., in procession. (Written also baldachino, baldaquin, etc)
