canopy

sustantivoverboatestiguado en diálogos

Reino Unido//ˈkæ.nə.pi//

A high cover providing shelter, such as a cloth supported above an object, particularly over a bed.

sustantivo

1
A high cover providing shelter, such as a cloth supported above an object, particularly over a bed.
golden canopies and beds of state
Platforms would be widened and covered by canopies with heated waiting areas for passengers.
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.

Etimología

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.

verbo

1
To cover with or as if with a canopy.
Away before me to sweet beds of flowers: Love-thoughts lie rich when canopied with bowers.
I sat me down to watch upon a bank With ivy canopied, and interwove With flaunting honeysuckle […]
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.
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; […]
2
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.

Formas

plural: canopies
pasado: canopied
participio: canopied
gerundio: canopying
3.ª persona del singular: canopies

Canoe · A place name: A community in the city of Salmon Arm, Regional…canon · A generally accepted principle; a rule.Canon · A surname.

canopy · A high cover providing shelter, such as a cloth supported above an object, particularly over a bed.

cans · breasts cant · An argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup.Cant · A surname.

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