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Canvas
ˈkanvəs
Canvas definitions
noun
canvases
canvasses
canvas
- a strong, coarse unbleached cloth made from hemp, flax, or a similar yarn, used to make items such as sails and tents and as a surface for oil painting
"the painting is oil on canvas"
- a piece of canvas prepared for use as the surface for an oil painting
"they found a canvas and he seated his model"
- an oil painting
"Turner's late canvases"
- a variety of canvas with an open weave, used as a basis for tapestry and embroidery
"she sent her needle stabbing in and out of the canvas"
- the canvas-covered floor of a boxing or wrestling ring
"a thunderous uppercut sent him crashing to the canvas"
- either of a racing boat's tapering ends, originally covered with canvas