Canopy

n. [O. Eng. canapie, O. Fr. conopée, conopeu, conopieu, canopy, vail, pavilion, N. Fr. canapé, sofa, It. canopé, canopy, sofa, from Lat. conopeum, conopium, Gr. κωνωπεῖον, a net of fine gauze spread over a bed to keep off gnats, a bed or couch with mosquito-curtains, from κώνωψ, gnat.]

1Sense 1. A covering over a throne, or over a bed; more generally, a covering over the head. “Golden canopies and beds of state.” Dryden.

2Sense 2. (Arch.) An ornamental projection, in the Gothic style, over doors, windows, arches, niches, and the like.

Canopy.

Oxf. Gloss.