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canopy 
  n pl , -pies 
1 an ornamental awning above a throne or bed or held over a person of importance on ceremonial occasions 
2 a rooflike covering over an altar, niche, etc. 
3 a roofed structure serving as a sheltered passageway or area 
4 a large or wide covering, esp. one high above 
the sky was a grey canopy  
5 the nylon or silk hemisphere that forms the supporting surface of a parachute 
6 the transparent cover of an aircraft cockpit 
7 the highest level of branches and foliage in a forest, formed by the crowns of the trees 
  vb , -pies, -pying, -pied 
8 tr to cover with or as if with a canopy 
  (C14: from Medieval Latin canopeum mosquito net, from Latin conopeum gauze net, from Greek konopeion bed with protective net, from konops mosquito) 

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