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canvas
[ kan-vuhs ]
noun
- a closely woven, heavy cloth of cotton, hemp, or linen, used for tents, sails, etc.
- a piece of this or similar material on which a painting is made.
- a painting on canvas.
- a tent, or tents collectively.
- sails collectively.
- any fabric of linen, cotton, or hemp of a coarse loose weave used as a foundation for embroidery stitches, interlining, etc.
- the floor of a boxing ring traditionally consisting of a canvas covering stretched over a mat.
- Canvas, the brand name for an open-source learning management system, launched in 2011.
canvas
/ ˈæԱə /
noun
- a heavy durable cloth made of cotton, hemp, or jute, used for sails, tents, etc
- ( as modifier )
a canvas bag
- a piece of canvas or a similar material on which a painting is done, usually in oils
- a painting on this material, esp in oils
- a tent or tents collectively
- nautical any cloth of which sails are made
- nautical the sails of a vessel collectively
- any coarse loosely woven cloth on which embroidery, tapestry, etc, is done
- the canvasthe floor of a boxing or wrestling ring
- rowing the tapering covered part at either end of a racing boat, sometimes referred to as a unit of length
to win by a canvas
- under canvas
- in tents
- nautical with sails unfurled
Other Word Forms
- v· adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of canvas1
Idioms and Phrases
- under canvas,
- Nautical. with set sails.
- in tents; in the field:
the troops under canvas.
Example Sentences
Al-Natour spoke to us from the shattered remains of his city, the flimsy canvas side of the tent which now forms part of his house billowing behind him.
Brand names written on the ring canvas and a sports drink brand synonymous with YouTuber-turned-wrestler Logan Paul, who faced AJ Styles on Sunday, have become a common part of WWE furniture in recent years.
Families clustered under canvases to escape the 30C degree heat, as swirling dust caught in the eyes and mouth.
“When everything’s a blank canvas,” he added, “it’s not as easy as people think.”
Smith is a maximalist who likes to work with a large canvas, a social observer with a sharp and unflinching eye.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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