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Meaning of 'canvas' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Canvas [ a.]
- Made of, pertaining to, or resembling, canvas or coarse cloth; as, a canvas tent.
2 . Canvas [ n.]
- A strong cloth made of hemp, flax, or cotton; -- used for tents, sails, etc.
- A coarse cloth so woven as to form regular meshes for working with the needle, as in tapestry, or worsted work.
- A piece of strong cloth of which the surface has been prepared to receive painting, commonly painting in oil.
- 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.
- 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.

Meaning of 'canvas' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . canvas [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete
Example in sentence:
  • the boxer picked himself up off the canvas
Meaning (2):
- the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account
Example in sentence:
  • the crowded canvas of history;
  • the movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound
3 . canvas [ v]
Meaning (3):
- cover with canvas
Example in sentence:
  • She canvassed the walls of her living room so as to conceal the ugly cracks

Nearby Words:

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