n. A canopy; hangings; properly, hangings overhead, but by extension also side-hangings; tapestry.n. The interior overhead surface of an apartment, usually formed of a lining of some kind affixed to the under side of joists supporting the floor above, or to rafters; the horizontal or curved surface of an interior, opposite the floor. In ordinary modern buildings it is usually finished with or formed of lath-and-plaster work.n. Wainscoting; wainscot.n. The lining of planks on the inside of a ship's frame.