noun
canopy
KA-nuh-pee
noun
1
A covering suspended or supported above something, such as a bed or entrance.
"The four-poster bed had a canopy draped in soft linen."
2
The upper layer of branches and leaves in a forest.
"Sunlight barely reached the forest floor through the dense canopy."
"Researchers built a walkway high in the rainforest canopy."
3
The transparent covering over an aircraft cockpit, or the fabric part of a parachute.
"The pilot slid the canopy shut before takeoff."
verb
1
To cover something as if with a canopy.
"Old oak trees canopied the narrow lane."
How to Use Canopy
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn overhead covering, whether over a bed, a forest, or a cockpit.
Common pairings
forest canopy
canopy bed
aircraft canopy
Word Forms
canopied past tense, canopies plural, canopies singular
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Etymology
From Old French conopé, ultimately from Ancient Greek konopeion, "mosquito net" — the original canopies were nets hung over beds to keep insects away.