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| can·o·py [ kánnəpee ] (plural can·o·pies) |
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1. covering for shelter: a covering put above something to provide shelter or for decoration, especially a fabric covering that can be removed or folded away
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2. botany treetops: the uppermost layer of vegetation in a forest, consisting of the tops of trees forming a kind of ceiling
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3. sky: the sky regarded as a covering or ceiling
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literary
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  the vast canopy of stars
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4. buildings roofed structure: a roofed structure that covers an area, especially one that shelters a passageway between two buildings
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5. sports part of parachute: the part of a parachute that opens and fills with air
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6. aviation cockpit cover: the transparent cover of an aircraft's cockpit
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| [14th century. Via medieval Latin canopeum "canopy above an altar" < Greek kōnōpeion "bed with a mosquito net" < kōnōps "mosquito"] |
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| can·o·pied adjective |
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