Qu'est-ce qu'un canopies?
Qu'est-ce qu'un canopies?
- A covering, usually cloth, suspended over a throne or bed. A cloth covering held aloft on poles above a sacred object, an eminent person, or a couple being married during certain wedding ceremonies. A cloth covering held aloft on posts, used for shade or decoration.
- Architecture An ornamental rooflike projection over a niche, altar, or tomb.
- A protective rooflike covering, often of canvas, mounted on a frame over a walkway or door.
- A high overarching covering, such as the sky:"I just look up at the stars and let the vastness of that black and twinkling canopy fill my soul"(Margaret Mason).
- The uppermost layer in a forest, formed by the crowns of the trees.
- The transparent covering that encloses the cockpit of certain aircraft.
- The part of a parachute that opens up to catch the air.