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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Canopy \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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
            [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Canopy \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.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Canopy \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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Canopy \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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  canopy
       n 1: the transparent covering of an aircraft cockpit
       2: the umbrella-like part of a parachute that fills with air
       3: a covering (usually of cloth) that serves as a roof to
          shelter an area from the weather
       v : cover with a canopy
       [also: canopied]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  canopy
     Αγγλικά n.
     κουβούκλιο

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  canopy
     Spanish n.
     (lb es Caribbean) (syn of es tirolina t=zipline)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  canopy
     n.
     1 A high cover providing shelter, such as a cloth supported above an
  object, particularly over a bed.
     2 Any overhanging or projecting roof structure, typically over
  entrances or doors.
     3 The zone of the highest foliage and branches of a forest.
     4 In an airplane, the transparent cockpit cover.
     5 In a parachute, the cloth that fills with air and thus limits the
  falling speed.
     6 The vault of heavens, the firmament in ancient cosmology and in
  later scientific theory related to the Bible Genesis.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To cover with or as if with a canopy.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To go through the canopy of a forest on a
  zipline.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  canopy
     Spanish n.
     (lb es Caribbean) (syn of es tirolina t=zipline)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  canopy
     Spanish n.
     (lb es Caribbean) (syn of es tirolina t=zipline)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  canopy
     Englanti n.
     1 (''kasvitiede'') latvusto
     2 kuomu
     3 valtaistuinkatos

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  canopy
     Engelska n.
     1 tak; valv
     2 lövtak
     3 baldakin; sänghimmel, tronhimmel
     4 himlavalv

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  canopy /kˈanəpi/
  baldakyn

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Canopy /kˈanəpi/
  الستارة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  canopy //ˈkæ.nə.pi// 
  1. балдахин
  high cover
  2. навес
  overhanging or projecting roof structure
  3. купол
  parachute cloth

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  canopy /kˈanəpi/
  baldachýn

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  canopy /kˈanəpi/
  kryt kabiny letadla