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1.NounA rich, embroidered brocade used for clothing in the Middle Ages, the web being gold and the woof silk.
2.NounA canopy suspended over an altar or throne, originally made of this fabric; a ciborium.
3.NounA building in the form of a canopy, or a crown supported by pillars for the covering of an altar; a canopy carried over the host in Roman Catholic countries.