Canopy /(kăn"ō̇*py̆)/

pl. Canopies ((-pĭz))

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.
2. An ornamental projection, over a door, window, niche, etc. (Arch.)

imp. & p. p. Canopes; p. pr. & vb. n. Canopying

1. To cover with, or as with, a canopy.