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Definitions for: Canopy
[n] a covering (usually of cloth) that serves as a roof to shelter an area from the weather
[n] the umbrella-like part of a parachute that fills with air
[n] the transparent covering of an aircraft cockpit
[v] cover with a canopy
Webster (1913) Definition: Can"o*py (k[a^]n"[-o]*p[y^]), n.; pl. Canopies
(-p[i^]z). [OE. canapie, F. canap['e] sofa, OF. conop['e]e,
conopeu, conopieu, canopy, vail, pavilion (cf. It. canop[`e]
canopy, sofa), LL. conopeum a bed with mosquito curtains, fr.
Gr. kwnwpei^on, fr. kw`nwps gnat, kw`nos cone + 'w`ps face.
See Cone, and Optic.]
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. (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.
Can"o*py, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Canopes; p. pr. & vb.
n. Canopying.]
To cover with, or as with, a canopy. ``A bank with ivy
canopied.'' --Milton.
See Also: awning, baldachin, chute, cloth, cockpit, cover, covering, fabric, marquee, marquise, material, parachute, porte-cochere, shelter, sunblind, sunshade, tester, textile, umbrella
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