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Definition of Baudekin

Baudekin
Baudekin Bau"de*kin, n. [OE. bawdekin rich silk stuff, OF. baudequin. See Baldachin.] The richest kind of stuff used in garments in the Middle Ages, the web being gold, and the woof silk, with embroidery : -- made originally at Bagdad. [Spelt also baudkin, baudkyn, bawdekin, and baldakin.] --Nares.

Meaning of Baudekin from wikipedia

- from which name the word is ultimately derived, appearing in English as "baudekin" and other spellings. Matthew Paris records that Henry III of England wore...
- cloth from Baghdad, from which name the word is derived, in English as baudekin and other spellings. Matthew Paris records that Henry III of England wore...
- known by different names such as ciclatoun, tartarium, naques or nac, baudekin or baldachin (Bagdad), and tissue, and typically incorporated gold threads...
- short spear or weapon, in Irish called, a Baudekin, he was, from that cir****stance, surnamed, Buaidh Baudekin, of the victory of the Bodkin, which name...
- her during the anointing. The canopy was to be made of gold "cloth of baudekin" lined with silk s****net, but crimson satin embroidered with gold was...
- vestry were five copes, one of crimson velvet with baudekin (a luxurious cloth), one of gold baudekin, one of violet silk, one of green silk with birds...