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ALL meanings of canvas

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  • uncountable noun canvas Canvas is a strong, heavy cloth that is used for making things such as tents, sails, and bags. 3
  • variable noun canvas A canvas is a piece of canvas or similar material on which an oil painting can be done. 3
  • countable noun canvas A canvas is a painting that has been done on canvas. 3
  • noun canvas a heavy durable cloth made of cotton, hemp, or jute, used for sails, tents, etc 3
  • noun canvas (as modifier) 3
  • noun canvas a piece of canvas or a similar material on which a painting is done, usually in oils 3
  • noun canvas a painting on this material, esp in oils 3
  • noun canvas a tent or tents collectively 3
  • noun canvas any cloth of which sails are made 3
  • noun canvas the sails of a vessel collectively 3
  • noun canvas any coarse loosely woven cloth on which embroidery, tapestry, etc, is done 3
  • noun canvas the tapering covered part at either end of a racing boat, sometimes referred to as a unit of length 3
  • noun canvas a closely woven, coarse cloth of hemp, cotton, or linen, often unbleached, used for tents, sails, etc. 3
  • noun canvas a sail or set of sails 3
  • noun canvas a specially prepared piece of canvas on which an oil painting is made 3
  • noun canvas such a painting 3
  • noun canvas a tent or tents, esp. circus tents 3
  • noun canvas any coarse cloth of open mesh weave on which embroidery or tapestry is done 3
  • noun canvas a closely woven, heavy cloth of cotton, hemp, or linen, used for tents, sails, etc. 1
  • noun canvas a piece of this or similar material on which a painting is made. 1
  • noun canvas a painting on canvas. 1
  • noun canvas a tent, or tents collectively. 1
  • noun canvas sailcloth. 1
  • noun canvas coarse fabric 1
  • noun canvas sails collectively. 1
  • noun canvas fabric for painting 1
  • noun canvas any fabric of linen, cotton, or hemp of a coarse loose weave used as a foundation for embroidery stitches, interlining, etc. 1
  • noun canvas painting 1
  • noun canvas the floor of a boxing ring traditionally consisting of a canvas covering stretched over a mat. 1
  • transitive verb canvas cover sth with canvas 1
  • idioms canvas under canvas, Nautical. with set sails. in tents; in the field: the troops under canvas. 1
  • adjective canvas made of coarse fabric 1
  • noun canvas A strong, coarse unbleached cloth made from hemp, flax, cotton, or a similar yarn, used to make items such as sails and tents and as a surface for oil painting. 1
  • noun canvas A type of coarse cloth, woven from hemp, useful for making sails and tents or as a surface for paintings. 0
  • noun canvas A piece of canvas cloth stretched across a frame on which one may paint. 0
  • noun canvas A basis for creative work. 0
  • noun canvas (computer graphics) A region on which graphics can be rendered. 0
  • noun canvas (nautical) sails in general. 0
  • noun canvas A tent. 0
  • noun canvas A painting, or a picture on canvas. 0
  • noun canvas A rough draft or model of a song, air, or other literary or musical composition; especially one to show a poet the measure of the verses he is to make. 0
  • noun canvas Alternative spelling of canvass. 0
  • verb canvas To cover an area or object with canvas. 0
  • verb canvas Alternative spelling of canvass. 0
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