celure — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A canopy, especially one over a bed or altar.

   Usage

   • Archaic
   • Historical

   Examples

   And whan these thre spyndels were shapen / she made hem to be fastned vpon the selar of the bedde […].

   Cellar for a bedde, ciel de lit.

   More examples (2)

   [A]t dawn, if the archon is still enjoying himself, they'll let down the curtains to exclude the light, and perhaps even raise the celure over the garden.

   Above the rood-screen, the painted celure of twenty painted panels carries symbols of the Passion […].