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Definitions for Canvas

[1] a closely woven, heavy cloth of cotton, hemp, or linen, used for tents, sails, etc.
[2] a piece of this or similar material on which a painting is made.
[3] a painting on canvas.
[4] a tent, or tents collectively.
[5] sailcloth.
[6] sails collectively.
[7] any fabric of linen, cotton, or hemp of a coarse loose weave used as a foundation for embroidery stitches, interlining, etc.
[8] the floor of a boxing ring traditionally consisting of a canvas covering stretched over a mat.
[9] (initial capital letter ) the brand name of an open-source learning management system, launched in 2011.
[10] under canvas , Nautical . with set sails. in tents; in the field: the troops under canvas.
[11] a heavy durable cloth made of cotton, hemp, or jute, used for sails, tents, etc (as modifier ) a canvas bag
[12] 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
[13] a tent or tents collectively
[14] nautical any cloth of which sails are made
[15] nautical the sails of a vessel collectively
[16] any coarse loosely woven cloth on which embroidery, tapestry, etc, is done
[17] the canvas the floor of a boxing or wrestling ring
[18] 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
[19] under canvas in tents nautical with sails unfurled

Words related to Canvas

tarpaulin, tarp, picture, art, portrait, piece, watercolor, artwork, fly, shade, duck, sailcloth, tenting, oil

Words nearby Canvas

canty, canuck, canula, canular, canute, canvas, canvas duck, canvasback, canvass, canyon, canyon de chelly

Origin of Canvas

1225–75; Middle English canevas < Anglo-French, Old North French < Vulgar Latin *cannabāceus (noun use of adj.), equivalent to Latin cannab(is ) hemp + -āceus -aceous

Words that may be confused with Canvas

canvas, canvass

Other words from Canvas

can·vas·like , adjective

Word origin for Canvas

C14: from Norman French canevas, ultimately from Latin cannabis hemp

Synonyms for Canvas

tarp, tarpaulin, duck, fly, sailcloth, shade, tenting, awning cloth