\Can"o*py\ (k[a^]n"[-o]*p[y^]), n.; pl. {Canopies}
(-p[i^]z). [OE. canapie, F. canap['e] sofa, OF. conop['e]e,
conopeu, conopieu, canopy, vail, pavilion (cf. It. canop[`e]
canopy, sofa), LL. conopeum a bed with mosquito curtains, fr.
Gr. kwnwpei^on, fr. kw`nwps gnat, kw`nos cone + 'w`ps face.
See {Cone}, and {Optic}.]
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. ``Golden canopies and
   beds of state.'' --Dryden.
2. (Arch.)
   (a) An ornamental projection, over a door, window, niche,
       etc.
   (b) Also, a rooflike covering, supported on pillars over
       an altar, a statue, a fountain, etc.

\Can"o*py\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Canopes}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Canopying}.]
To cover with, or as with, a canopy. ``A bank with ivy
canopied.'' --Milton.