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Can"opy (kn"p), n.; pl. Canopies (-pz). [OE. canapie, F. canap sofa, OF. conope, conopeu, conopieu, canopy, vail, pavilion (cf. It. canop canopy, sofa), LL. conopeum a bed with mosquito curtains, fr. Gr. kwnwpei^on, fr. kw°nwps gnat, kw°nos cone + 'w°ps face. See Cone, and Optic.] 1. A covering fixed over a bed, dais, or the like, or carried on poles over an exalted personage or a sacred object, etc. chiefly as a mark of honor. "Golden canopies and beds of state." Dryden. 2. (Arch.) (a) An ornamental projection, over a door, window, niche, etc. (b) Also, a rooflike covering, supported on pillars over an altar, a statue, a fountain, etc.
Can"opy v. t.[imp. & p. p.Canopes (); p. pr. & vb. n.Canopying.] To cover with, or as with, a canopy. "A bank with ivy canopied." Milton.
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