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noun (canopies)
- A high cover providing shelter, such as a cloth supported above an object, particularly over a bed.
- The zone of the highest foliage and branches of a forest.
- In an airplane, the transparent cockpit cover.
- In a parachute, the cloth that fills with air and thus limits the speed.
Translations: - French: dais
- Spanish: dosel , palio , toldo
(trans-bottom)
(trans-top, highest foliage and branches of a forest)
Etymology: From Canopus, an Egyptian city known for its luxuries.
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