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Canvas

/ˈkæn.vəs/

A type of coarse cloth, woven from hemp, useful for making sails and tents or as a surface for paintings.

📖 Definitions of "Canvas"

noun
  1. 1

    A type of coarse cloth, woven from hemp, useful for making sails and tents or as a surface for paintings.

  2. 2

    A piece of canvas cloth stretched across a frame on which one may paint.

  3. 3

    A basis for creative work.

    "The author takes rural midwestern life as a canvas for a series of tightly woven character studies."

  4. 4

    A region on which graphics can be rendered.

verb
  1. 1

    To cover an area or object with canvas.

  2. 2

    Alternative spelling of canvass.

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