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Verb
/ˈkanvəs/,
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canvasses, plural; canvases, plural;
  1. Cover with canvas
    • - the door had been canvased over
Noun
  1. 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
    • - a canvas bag
  2. A piece of such cloth prepared for use as the surface for an oil painting

  3. An oil painting
    • - Turner's late canvases
  4. A variety of canvas with an open weave, used as a basis for tapestry and embroidery

  5. The floor of a boxing or wrestling ring, having a canvas covering

  6. Either of a racing boat's tapering ends, originally covered with canvas

  1. a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
  2. canvass: solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign
  3. an oil painting on canvas fabric
  4. poll: get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions
  5. cover with canvas; "She canvassed the walls of her living room so as to conceal the ugly cracks"
  6. the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account; "the crowded canvas of history"; "the movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound"
  7. Canvas is an extremely heavy-duty plain-woven fabric used for making sails, tents, marquees, backpacks, and other functions where sturdiness is required. It is also popularly used as a painting surface, typically stretched, and on fashion handbags and shoes.
  8. Canvas is a 2006 drama film written and directed by Joseph Greco about a Florida family dealing with a mother who has schizophrenia. The film premiered October 2006 at the Hamptons International Film Festival in New York.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0780492/releaseinfo Retrieved 2007-10-13
  9. Canvas is a 2010 Malayalam film directed by Shaji-Rajasekharan starring Kalabhavan Mani, Kannan and Altara.
  10. Canvas is an album by jazz pianist and composer Robert Glasper, released on the Blue Note label. The album is Glasper's first for a major label.
  11. Canvas was a rock band from Austin, Texas.
  12. Canvas is a Belgian television channel, which forms part of the Flemish public broadcasting organisation Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep (VRT). ...
  13. A type of coarse cloth, woven from hemp, useful for making sails and tents or as a surface for paintings; A piece of canvas cloth stretched across a frame on which one may paint; A basis for creative work; sails in general; A tent; Alternative spelling of canvass; To cover an area or object ...
  14. (Canvases) The inner materials used in the garment to give it shape. Much of the coat makers work goes into shaping the canvases so that the coat becomes three dimensional reflecting the customers figure. Canvases include linen, horse hair, hemps, jutes, meltons and many more. ...
  15. (Canvases) Please note that the dimensions are approximate and there may be very minor variations.
  16. A tightly woven heavy and durable fabric made of cotton, linen or synthetic material.
  17. Fabrics that are prepared for painting. Available in panels, stretched on frames, or obtained by the yard.
  18. Cotton or linen fabric with an even weave that is heavy and firm.
  19. 1) A heavy woven fabric usually of cotton or linen, used as a support for a painting. The surface is prepared for painting by applying gesso or rabbit skin glue. 2) Interlocked or woven fibers used as the ground material for needle art.
  20. An extremely heavy-duty, plain weave fabric. Made from plied yarns and has an even weave.
  21. A drawing surface that handles compositing of the actual bits against a Bitmap or Surface object. It has methods for standard computer drawing of bitmaps, lines, circles, rectangles, text, and so on, and is bound to a Bitmap or Surface. ...
  22. Cotton, linen, or synthetic in heavy weights with an even firm weave, for sails and many industrial purposes. Awning stripe canvas has printed or woven stripes.
  23. A strong, durable, closely woven cotton fabric.
  24. a heavy, closely woven fabric; an oil painting on canvas fabric; the support used for an acrylic or oil painting that is typically made of linen or cotton, stretched very tightly and tacked onto a wooden frame. Linen is considered far superior to the heavy cotton for a canvas.
  25. Strong cloth made from flax or hemp used as a SUPPORT for paintings.