canopy

n., pl., -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., -pied, -py·ing, -pies.

To cover with or as if with a canopy.

[Middle English canape, from Medieval Latin canāpēum, mosquito net, from Latin cōnōpēum, from Greek kōnōpeion, bed with mosquito netting, from kōnōps, kōnōp-, mosquito.]

1. A decorative hood above a niche, pulpit, choir stall, or the like.
2. A covered area which extends from the wall of a building, protecting an entrance or loading dock.
3. The collective term for the upper blanket of foliage on trees.

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A grapevine's "curtain" of leaves and shoots that surround the grape clusters.

The uppermost layer in a woods or a forest, formed by the crowns of the trees.

IN BRIEF: A cloth or other covering fastened as a roof above a throne or bed.

Seas roll to waft me, suns to light me rise; My footstool earth, my canopy the skies. — Alexander Pope (1688-1744).

Tutor's tip: The waiter served her a "canape" (small piece of bread covered with tasty food) under the "canopy" (a rooflike covering or shelter).

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - baldakin, himmel, tag
v. tr. - dække med baldakin

Nederlands (Dutch)
hemel(ook over bed), luifel, gewelf, baldakijn, wimberg, stuurhutkap, bovenste laag bosflora, scherm van parachute

Français (French)
n. - baldaquin, dais, toit, verrière, (Aviat) verrière, voilure (d'un parachute), (fig) voûte (littér), (Écol) canopée, (Mil) couverture aérienne serrée
v. tr. - couvrir (d'un dais)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Vordach, Baldachin
v. - überwölben, (übertr.) bedecken

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κουβούκλιο, ουρανός, θόλος, στερέωμα, ουράνιος θόλος, υπόστεγο, τέντα, πρόστεγο, μαρκίζα

Italiano (Italian)
tettoia, baldacchino, calotta, volta celeste

Português (Portuguese)
n. - dossel (m), cobertura (f), capota (f)

Русский (Russian)
полог, купол

Español (Spanish)
n. - dosel, toldo, baldaquín, bóveda
v. tr. - endoselar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - baldakin, tak, himlavalv

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
天篷, 苍穹, 遮篷, 用天蓬遮盖

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 天篷, 蒼穹, 遮篷
v. tr. - 用天蓬遮蓋

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 천개, 하늘, 천개 모양의 차양
v. tr. - 천개로 덮다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 天蓋, 覆いになるもの, 空, キャノピー

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مظله, غطا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חופה, כיפה, אפיריון, גג זחיח של תא-הטייס‬
v. tr. - ‮שימש כחופה, סיפק חופות‬

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canopy	Amisco Canopy
Canopy Bed	Daybed With Canopy