Canopy

kan′o-pi, n. a covering over a throne or bed: a covering of state stretched over the head: any covering, as the sky: a roof-like projection over a niche, tomb, statue, .: the wooden covering over prebends' stalls in cathedrals, pulpits, altars, .— v.t. to cover with a canopy:— pr.p. can′opying; pa.p. can′opied. [Fr. canapé —Low L. canopeum —Gr. kōnōpeion , a mosquito curtain— kōnōps , a mosquito.]