The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Baudekin \Bau"de*kin\, n. [OE. bawdekin rich silk stuff, OF.
   baudequin. See Baldachin.]
   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 Baghdad. [Spelt also baudkin,
   baudkyn, bawdekin, and baldakin.] --Nares.
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