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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
A type of coarse cloth, woven from hemp, useful for making sails and tents or as a surface for paintings.
- 2
A piece of canvas cloth stretched across a frame on which one may paint.
- 3
A basis for creative work.
"The author takes rural midwestern life as a canvas for a series of tightly woven character studies."
- 4
A region on which graphics can be rendered.
verb
- 1
To cover an area or object with canvas.
- 2
Alternative spelling of canvass.
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