baldachin

Example Sentences

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We can see St. Matthew on the left above the baldachin, and St. John on the right.

From National Geographic

I was glad to escape the cold and wind, and especially liked the Meissen collection and the throne room, with its imposing baldachin.

From New York Times

The rosy-coloured damask curtains, which form a baldachin over it, are tied to the branches of enormous jasmine trees by heavy golden tassels.

From Project Gutenberg

Each wheel bears the image of the sun, and six pillars, surmounted by a golden drapery, form a sort of baldachin over the car.

From Project Gutenberg

The priest Mukhovetski carried the gilded monstrance; holding it with both hands above his face and sometimes raising it on high, he moved on under a baldachin, calm, with closed eyes and an ascetic face.

From Project Gutenberg