Noah Webster
Canopy
CANOPY, noun
1. A covering over a throne, or over a bed; more generally, a covering over the head. So the sky is called a canopy and a canopy is borne over the head in processions.
2. In architecture and sculpture, a magnificent decoration serving to cover and crown an altar, throne, tribunal, pulpit, chair or the like.
CANOPY, verb transitive To cover with a canopy