1. Noun
A strong cloth made of hemp, flax, or cotton; -- used for tents, sails, etc.
2. Noun
A coarse cloth so woven as to form regular meshes for working with the needle, as in tapestry, or worsted work.
3. Noun
A piece of strong cloth of which the surface has been prepared to receive painting, commonly painting in oil.
4. Noun
Something for which canvas is used: (a) A sail, or a collection of sails. (b) A tent, or a collection of tents. (c) A painting, or a picture on canvas.
5. Noun
A rough draft or model of a song, air, or other literary or musical composition; esp. one to show a poet the measure of the verses he is to make.
6. Adjective
Made of, pertaining to, or resembling, canvas or coarse cloth; as, a canvas tent.
7. Noun
a heavy, closely woven fabric
Vocabulary classified under Academic vocabulary
8. Noun
a tent made of canvas fabric
Vocabulary classified under Engineering
9. Noun
the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account; "the crowded canvas of history"; "the movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound"
Vocabulary classified under Geography
10. Noun
an oil painting on canvas fabric
Vocabulary classified under Art and design
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