baldaquin

baldaquin (plural baldaquins)

1. Alternative form of baldacchin.

Inherited from Middle French baldekin, from Italian baldacchino, from Baldacca, a variant of Bagdad (“Baghdad”), where the material originally came from.

• IPA^(key): /bal.da.kɛ̃/

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baldaquin m (plural baldaquins)

1. baldaquin, canopy

• lit à baldaquin

• “baldaquin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.