baudekin Meaning, Definition & Usage

Bau"de*kin noun

Etymology

OE. bawdekin rich silk stuff, OF. baudequin. See Baldachin.

Definitions

1. 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.