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   can·o·py

   /ˈkanəpē/

   noun

   • 1. an ornamental cloth covering hung or held up over something, especially a throne or bed: "a romantic four-poster bed complete with drapes and a canopy"
   • ▪ a projection or shelter that resembles a roof: "they mounted the station steps under the concrete canopy"
   • ▪ the transparent plastic or glass cover of an aircraft's cockpit.
   • ▪ the expanding, umbrella-like part of a parachute, made of silk or nylon.
   • ▪ the uppermost trees or branches of the trees in a forest, forming a more or less continuous layer of foliage: "monkeys spend hours every day sitting high in the canopy"

   verb

   • 1. cover or provide with a canopy: "the river was canopied by overhanging trees"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from medieval Latin canopeum ‘ceremonial canopy’, alteration of Latin conopeum ‘mosquito net over a bed’, from Greek kōnōpeion ‘couch with mosquito curtains’, from kōnōps ‘mosquito’.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › canopyCanopy Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of CANOPY is a cloth covering suspended over a bed. How to use canopy in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCANOPY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   CANOPY definition: 1. a cover fixed over a seat or bed, etc. for shelter or decoration 2. the branches and leaves that…. Learn more.

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   Canopy definition: a covering, usually of fabric, supported on poles or suspended above a bed, throne, exalted personage, or sacred object.. See examples of CANOPY used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCANOPY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   CANOPY meaning: 1. a cover fixed over a seat or bed, etc. for shelter or decoration 2. the branches and leaves that…. Learn more.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › canopyCanopy - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   A canopy is a roof-like covering for a bed, made of fabric. A lot of little girls dream of having a four-poster bed with a ruffled canopy. Any fabric cover that acts as a roof can be called a canopy, and so can something resembling such a covering, like a canopy of leaves created by trees.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › canopyCanopy - definition of canopy by The Free Dictionary

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   canopy. a covering of canvas or other material supported on poles; such as a canopy from a doorway to the curb; an ornamental, rooflike projection. Not to be confused with: canapé – a cracker or thin piece of toast spread with a savory food such as cheese or caviar.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCANOPY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A canopy is a layer of something that spreads out and covers an area, for example the branches and leaves that spread out at the top of trees in a forest.