canopied

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English

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Etymology

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From canopy +‎ -ed.

Adjective

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canopied (not comparable)

  1. covered overhead with (or as if with) a canopy.
    • 1854, Edward Lewes Cutts, An Essay on Church Furniture and Decoration, London: John Crockford, “Wood-Work,” pp. 32-3,[1]
      In the seal of Edward III. and Richard II. the king is seated in a niche, which is canopied and pinnacled in the usual style of niches in architectural work.
    • 2004, Alan Hollinghurst, chapter 8, in The Line of Beauty [], 1st US edition, New York, N.Y.: Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN:
      He slept there from time to time, in the fantasy of the canopied bed, with its countless pillows.

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Verb

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canopied

  1. simple past and past participle of canopy