ˈkænəpɪ n. & v. --n. (pl. -ies) 1 a a
covering hung or
held up
over a
throne,
bed,
person, etc. b
the sky. c an overhanging
shelter. 2 Archit. a rooflike
projection over a
niche etc. 3 the
uppermost layers of
foliage etc. in a
forest. 4 a the expanding
part of a
parachute. b the
cover of an aircraft's
cockpit. --v.tr. (-ies, -ied) supply or be a canopy
to. [ME f. med.L canopeum f. L conopeum f. Gk konopeion couch
with mosquito-curtains f. konops gnat]