CANOPY

canopy. Canopy, n. a cloth of state for the head, a tester

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Can″o‐py (kăn″ō̍‐py̆), n.; pl. Canopies (–pĭz). [[OE. canapie, F. canapé sofa, OF. conopée, conopeu, conopieu, canopy, vail, pavilion (cf. It. canopè canopy, sofa), LL. conopeum a bed with mosquito curtains, fr. Gr. κωνωπει̑ον, fr. κώνωψ gnat, κώνοσ cone + ὤψ face. See Cone, and Optic.]] 1. 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 canopies and beds of state.” Dryden.
2. 2. (Arch.) (a) An ornamental projection, over a door, window, niche, etc. (b) Also, a rooflike covering, supported on pillars over an altar, a statue, a fountain, etc.