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Synonyms for canopy

Grammar : Noun
Spell : kan-uh-pee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæn ə pi

Définition of canopy

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Old French conope "bed-curtain" (Modern French canapé), from Medieval Latin canopeum, dissimilated from Latin conopeum, from Greek konopeion "Egyptian couch with mosquito curtains," from konops "mosquito, gnat," of unknown origin. The same word (canape) in French, Spanish, and Portuguese now means "sofa, couch." Italian canape is a French loan word.
  • noun overhanging covering
Example sentences :
  • At night, our couch will be on a platform surmounted by a canopy like a throne.
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
  • The pole and the canopy of the hammock tangled inextricably its occupant.
  • Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
  • The hangings were of crimson velvet, and the canopy of the richest purple.
  • Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
  • The canopy is held up by prelates, and the chairmen are in knee-breeches and red velvet.
  • Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine
  • The sun was shooting over the cliffs a canopy as of smoke above their heads.
  • Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
  • Even the ex-Governor only bowed from the Governor's seat under the canopy.
  • Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
  • I have slept on the field of battle, with no other covering than the canopy of heaven.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; » by Various
  • Martino mounted the bed, and swung for an instant from the framework of the canopy.
  • Extract from : « Love-at-Arms » by Raphael Sabatini
  • A clear sky, as deep and blue as any sea, arched its canopy above.
  • Extract from : « The Coyote » by James Roberts
  • He was now beneath the place where he had started, which hung over him like a canopy.
  • Extract from : « The Web of the Golden Spider » by Frederick Orin Bartlett

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