n.
(pl. canopies)
- a cloth covering over a throne, bed, etc.
▸a roof-like projection or shelter.
▸the expanding, umbrella-like part of a parachute.
- the transparent plastic or glass cover of an aircraft's cockpit.
- the uppermost branches of the trees in a forest, forming a more or less continuous layer of foliage.
v.
(canopies, canopying, canopied)
[
usu. as adj. canopied]
cover or provide with a canopy.
Etymology
ME: from med. L. canopeum, alt. of L. conopeum ‘mosquito net over a bed’, from Gk kōnōpeion ‘couch with mosquito curtains’, from kōnōps ‘mosquito’.