\Bau"de*kin\, n. [OE. bawdekin rich silk stuff, OF.
baudequin. See {Baldachin}.]
The richest kind of stuff used in garments in the Middle
Ages, the web being gold, and the woof silk, with embroidery
: -- made originally at Bagdad. [Spelt also {baudkin},
{baudkyn}, {bawdekin}, and {baldakin}.] --Nares.