canopy
11canopy — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ glass ▪ dense, thick ▪ a thick canopy of branches ▪ forest, jungle, leafy, tree …
12canopy — /kan euh pee/, n., pl. canopies, v., canopied, canopying. n. 1. a covering, usually of fabric, supported on poles or suspended above a bed, throne, exalted personage, or sacred object. 2. an overhanging projection or covering, as a long canvas… …
13canopy — [[t]kæ̱nəpi[/t]] canopies 1) N COUNT A canopy is a decorated cover, often made of cloth, which is placed above something such as a bed or a seat. 2) N COUNT: usu sing A canopy is a layer of something that spreads out and covers an area, for… …
14canopy — UK [ˈkænəpɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms canopy : singular canopy plural canopies 1) a cloth cover above something such as a bed or chair 2) a curved roof over part of a building 3) a mass of leaves and branches that form a cover high above… …
15canopy — can|o|py [ˈkænəpi] n plural canopies [Date: 1300 1400; : Medieval Latin; Origin: canopeum mosquito net , from Greek konopion, from konops mosquito ] 1.) a cover made of cloth that is fixed above a bed, seat etc as a decoration or as a shelter 2.) …
16canopy — /ˈkænəpi / (say kanuhpee) noun (plural canopies) 1. a covering suspended or supported over a throne, bed, etc., or held over a person, sacred object, etc. 2. an overhanging protection or shelter. 3. Architecture an ornamental roof like projection …
17canopy — I. noun (plural pies) Etymology: Middle English canope, from Medieval Latin canopeum mosquito net, from Latin conopeum, from Greek kōnōpion, from kōnōps mosquito Date: 14th century 1. a. a cloth covering suspended over a bed b. a cover (as of… …
18canopy — Synonyms and related words: Caelus, air, altar carpet, altar cloth, antimacassar, apply to, awning, azure, baldacchino, baldachin, belvedere, blanket, blind, block, blue sky, caelum, canopy of heaven, centerpiece, cerecloth, cerement, cerulean,… …
19canopy — [14] Etymologically, a canopy is a ‘mosquito net’. The word comes ultimately from Greek kōnōpeion, a derivative of kónops ‘mosquito’. This passed via Latin cōnōpūum into medieval Latin as canopeum, which meant both ‘mosquito net’ and ‘couch with… …
20canopy — can|o|py [ kænəpi ] noun count 1. ) a cloth cover above something such as a bed or chair 2. ) a curved roof over part of a building 3. ) a mass of leaves and branches that form a cover high above the ground: the forest canopy 4. ) a transparent… …
