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canopy en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈkæ.nə.pi/ (UK, US)
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Etymology

From Middle English canapy, canepie, canapee, canape, canope, from Old French conopé, Medieval Latin canapeum, canopeum, from Latin cōnōpēum (“mosquito net, canopy”), from Ancient Greek κωνωπεῖον (kōnōpeîon, “mosquito net”), from Ancient Greek κώνωψ (kṓnōps, “mosquito”), of uncertain origin. More at Ancient Greek κώνωψ (kṓnōps). Doublet of canapé and conopeum.

Meanings

1. (qualifier:bedding) A high cover providing shelter, such as a cloth supported above an object, particularly over a bed.
   • Platforms would be widened and covered by canopies with heated waiting areas for passengers. 2019 October, “Consultation on University Station designs”, in Modern Railways, page 17:
   • golden canopies and beds of state 1847, John Dryden, The Works of John Dryden in Verse and Prose, volume 1, Harper, The Beginning of the Second Book of Lucretius:
2. Any overhanging or projecting roof structure, typically over entrances or doors.
3. The zone of the highest foliage and branches of a forest.
4. In an airplane, the transparent cockpit cover.
5. In a parachute, the cloth that fills with air and thus limits the falling speed.

Forms

Deriveds

canopy shyness · undercanopy · overcanopy · canopy piloting · supercanopy · intracanopy · pram canopy · canopyless · subcanopy · mid-canopy · intercanopy · canopylike

Descendants

canopée · canopy

Translations (126)

fi katos (overhanging or projecting roof structure) · el θόλος (overhanging or projecting roof structure) · gl baldequín (high cover) · fr voûte (high cover) · vo mistomanufül (overhanging or projecting roof structure) · vo nufül (overhanging or projecting roof structure) · tr sayvan (overhanging or projecting roof structure) · es baldaquino (high cover) · cs nebesa (high cover) · es alero (overhanging or projecting roof structure) · de Baldachin (high cover) · de Fallschirmkappe (parachute cloth) · cs markýza (overhanging or projecting roof structure) · es palio (high cover) · tr gölgelik (high cover) · pl baldachim (overhanging or projecting roof structure) · cs vrchlík padáku (parachute cloth) · fi kupu (parachute cloth) · pt toldo (high cover) · cs baldachýn (high cover) · sv markis (overhanging or projecting roof structure) · gl doser (high cover) · nl overkapping (overhanging or projecting roof structure) · tl kulandong (high cover) · ro baldachin (high cover) · mk балдахи́н (high cover) · ota تنته (high cover) · ml മേൽത്തട്ട് (high cover) · sv huv (transparent cockpit cover) · sh балда̀хӣн (high cover) · ota صایوان (overhanging or projecting roof structure) · ml വിതാനം (highest foliage and branches of a forest) · es frondas (highest foliage and branches of a forest) · ky чымылдырык (high cover) · ko 임관 (highest foliage and branches of a forest) · gl sobreceo (high cover) · ru балдахин (high cover) · fi kuomu (transparent cockpit cover) · fr canopée (highest foliage and branches of a forest) · zza serte (diq) (highest foliage and branches of a forest) · sv tronhimmel (high cover) · sv baldakin (high cover) · gl páleo (high cover) · cy canopi (high cover) · ro marchiză (overhanging or projecting roof structure) · nl baldakijn (high cover) · ru наве́с (high cover) · es ciborio (high cover) · hu baldachin (high cover) · ca cobricel (high cover) · de Vordach (overhanging or projecting roof structure) · mt baldakkin (high cover) · es dosel (high cover) · tt чыбылдык (high cover) · alt чыбылдык (high cover) · fi latvusto (highest foliage and branches of a forest) · mk свод (overhanging or projecting roof structure) · ca pal·li (high cover) · ru козырёк (overhanging or projecting roof structure) · pt dossel (highest foliage and branches of a forest) · es parabrisas (transparent cockpit cover) · eo baldakeno (high cover) · fi lippa (overhanging or projecting roof structure) · et võra (highest foliage and branches of a forest) · sv sänghimmel (high cover) · es dosel arbóreo (highest foliage and branches of a forest) · de Überdach (overhanging or projecting roof structure) · ota تنته (overhanging or projecting roof structure) · ru полог (high cover) · cs klenba (highest foliage and branches of a forest) · de Überhang (overhanging or projecting roof structure) · ml മേലാപ്പ് (highest foliage and branches of a forest) · fr marquise (overhanging or projecting roof structure) · it tettuccio (transparent cockpit cover) · it baldacchino (high cover) · fr baldaquin (high cover) · km ពិតាន (high cover) · ca cobricel arbori (highest foliage and branches of a forest) · hu előtető (overhanging or projecting roof structure) · es capota (transparent cockpit cover) · pl wiata (high cover) · bg навес (overhanging or projecting roof structure) · sv takhimmel (high cover) · fi katos (high cover) · ml മേൽക്കെട്ടി (high cover) · hu ejtőernyőkupola (parachute cloth) · ga ceannbhrat (highest foliage and branches of a forest) · ca dosser (high cover) · ky чымылдык (high cover) · la aulaeum (high cover) · sv krontak (highest foliage and branches of a forest) · es toldo (high cover) · bg балдахин (high cover) · ota صایوان (high cover) · enm canape (high cover) · fr dais (high cover) · es baldaquín (high cover) · cy gortho (high cover) · no kronetak (highest foliage and branches of a forest) · de Himmel (high cover) · ba сымылдырыҡ (high cover) · ru ку́пол (parachute cloth) · enm sperver (high cover) · es copa (highest foliage and branches of a forest) · eo markezo (overhanging or projecting roof structure) · sh baldahin (high cover) · no cockpittak (transparent cockpit cover) · de Kabinenhaube (transparent cockpit cover) · sv päll (high cover) · ru наве́с (overhanging or projecting roof structure) · es baldaquino forestal (highest foliage and branches of a forest) · el ουρανός (high cover) · de Blätterdach (highest foliage and branches of a forest) · zza stare (diq) (high cover) · bg купол (parachute cloth) · de Kronendach (highest foliage and branches of a forest) · tl kalandong (high cover) · fr toile de parachute (parachute cloth) · zza sersiyın (high cover) · eo alero (overhanging or projecting roof structure) · pt marquise (overhanging or projecting roof structure) · ba сымылдыҡ (high cover) · ru фона́рь (transparent cockpit cover) · es campana (parachute cloth) · it calotta (transparent cockpit cover) · es entoldado (high cover)

canopy en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈkæ.nə.pi/ (UK, US)
• (US) audio

Etymology

From Middle English canapy, canepie, canapee, canape, canope, from Old French conopé, Medieval Latin canapeum, canopeum, from Latin cōnōpēum (“mosquito net, canopy”), from Ancient Greek κωνωπεῖον (kōnōpeîon, “mosquito net”), from Ancient Greek κώνωψ (kṓnōps, “mosquito”), of uncertain origin. More at Ancient Greek κώνωψ (kṓnōps). Doublet of canapé and conopeum.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To cover with or as if with a canopy.
   • 1850, The Madras Journal of Literature and Science, Vol. XVI, No. 38, Vepery: J.P. Bantleman, p. 366, The walls of the vestibule and passage passing round the sanctuary, are covered with compartments holding high reliefs of Buddha seated on a lotus, the stem of which is grasped by two figures wearing wigs and tiaras, canopied by snakes; […]
   • I began also to observe, with greater accuracy, the forms that surrounded me, and to perceive the boundaries of the radiant roof of light which canopied me. 1816 June – 1817 April/May (date written), [Mary Shelley], chapter 11, in Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: […] [Macdonald and Son] for Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor, & Jones, published 1 January 1818, →OCLC:
   • Away before me to sweet beds of flowers: Love-thoughts lie rich when canopied with bowers. c. 1601–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Twelfe Night, or What You Will”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]:
   • I sat me down to watch upon a bank With ivy canopied, and interwove With flaunting honeysuckle […] 1634 October 9 (first performance; Gregorian calendar), [John Milton], edited by H[enry] Lawes, A Maske Presented at Ludlow Castle, 1634: […] [Comus], London: […] [Augustine Matthews] for Hvmphrey Robinson, […], published 1637, →OCLC; reprinted as Comus: […] (Dodd, Mead & Company’s Facsimile Reprints of Rare Books; Literature Series; no. I), New York, N.Y.: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1903, →OCLC, lines 543-5:
2. (intransitive) To go through the canopy of a forest on a zipline.
   • 2013, Tara Morris, “Canopying In Rio Claro,” colombiareports.com, 11 March, 2013, If you’re looking for a little adventure in Colombia, look no further than canopying through Rio Claro’s lush, secluded jungle, located just five hours bus ride from either Medellin or Bogota.

Forms

Relateds

canopy bed · canopied