canopy vs winding sheet

canopy

noun
  • A high cover providing shelter, such as a cloth supported above an object, particularly over a bed. 

  • Any overhanging or projecting roof structure, typically over entrances or doors. 

  • The zone of the highest foliage and branches of a forest. 

  • In an airplane, the transparent cockpit cover. 

  • In a parachute, the cloth that fills with air and thus limits the falling speed. 

verb
  • To cover with or as if with a canopy. 

  • To go through the canopy of a forest on a zipline. 

winding sheet

noun
  • A burial shroud. 

  • A collection of tallow rising up against the wick of a candle, once regarded as an omen of death. 

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