Note 157 — THE PROLOGUE. (continued 3)
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Baudkyn, cloth made partly of silk and partly of gold. Derived from Baldacca, an Oriental name for Babylon, being brought from thence.—“Baldekinum—pannus omnium ditissimus, cujus, utpote stamen ex filio auri, subtegmen ex serico texitur, plumario opere intertextus.” Ducange Glossar. in voce. It sometimes is used for a canopy or cloth of state.