canopied

can·o·py  (kn-p)

n. pl. can·o·pies

1. A covering, usually of cloth, suspended over a throne or bed or held aloft on poles above an eminent person or a sacred object.

2. Architecture An ornamental rooflike projection over a niche, altar, or tomb.

3. A protective rooflike covering, often of canvas, mounted on a frame over a walkway or door.

4. A high overarching covering, such as the sky: "I just look up at the stars and let the vastness of that black and twinkling canopy fill my soul" (Margaret Mason).

5. The uppermost layer in a forest, formed by the crowns of the trees. Also called crown canopy.

6. The transparent enclosure over the cockpit of an aircraft.

7. The part of a parachute that opens up to catch the air.

tr.v. can·o·pied, can·o·py·ing, can·o·pies

To cover with or as if with a canopy.

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[Middle English canape, from Medieval Latin canpum, mosquito net, from Latin cnpum, from Greek knpeion, bed with mosquito netting, from knps, knp-, mosquito.]

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Adj.

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canopied - covered with or as with a canopy; "a canopied bed"; "streets canopied by stately trees" covered - overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form; "women with covered faces"; "covered wagons"; "a covered balcony"