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ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Noun
Pronunciation: /ˈkæn.vəs/

Definition 1:
• A type of coarse cloth, woven from hemp (traditionally) or from cotton and polyesters, useful for making sails, tents, and overcoats or as a surface for paintings.

Definition 2:
• Obsolete spelling of canvass.
Labels: alt-of, obsolete

Definition 3:
• A piece of such cloth stretched across a frame on which one may paint an artwork.
Example: She is painting a moonlight scene on the canvas.

Definition 4:
• A mesh of loosely woven cotton strands or molded plastic to be decorated with needlepoint, cross-stitch, rug hooking, or other crafts.

Definition 5:
• A basis for creative work.
Example: The author takes rural midwestern life as a canvas for a series of tightly woven character studies
Labels: figuratively

Definition 6:
• A region on which graphics can be rendered.
Labels: computer-graphics, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Definition 7:
• Sails in general.
Labels: nautical, transport

Definition 8:
• A tent.
Example: He spent the night under canvas.

Definition 9:
• 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.

Definition 10:
• Athletic shoes.
Labels: Nigeria
Verb
Pronunciation: /ˈkæn.vəs/

Definition 1:
• To cover (an area or object) with canvas.
Labels: transitive

Definition 2:
• Obsolete spelling of canvass.
Labels: alt-of, obsolete

Source and attribution
Wiktionary contributors, via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Derived from Wiktionary; CC BY-SA and GFDL terms apply. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/canvas