Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

baldachin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables: bal-dachin
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of baldacchin.

Example Sentences

"She rode beneath a purple baldachin, which the doctors of Ferrara--that is, the members of the faculties of law, medicine, and mathematics--supported in turn."
"The bronze that formerly ornamented this temple was made use of to fabricate the baldachin of St Peter's."
"People will spend thirty thousand francs on an altar baldachin, and ruin themselves for music, and they have to have gas in their churches, and Lord knows what all besides, but when you mention bells they shrug their shoulders."

Inflected Forms

baldachins (plural)

Derived Forms

baldachined

Questions

What does baldachin mean?: Alternative spelling of baldacchin.

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