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 Definitions of canvas  [ˈkæn vəs]  

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Definition of 'canvas' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) canvas
a closely woven, heavy cloth of cotton, hemp, or linen, used esp. for tents, sails, etc.

2.  canvas
a piece of this or similar material on which a painting is made.

3.  canvas
a painting on canvas.

4.  canvas
a tent, or tents collectively.

5.  canvas
sails collectively.

6.  canvas
any mesh-weave fabric of linen, hemp, etc., esp. one used as a ground in needlepoint.

7.  canvas
the floor of a boxing ring, traditionally covered with canvas.

Etymology:  (1225–75; ME canevas < AF, ONF &indirdesc; L cannab(is)hemp)

Definition of 'canvas' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) canvas, canvass
a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)

2. (noun) canvas, canvass
an oil painting on canvas fabric

3. (noun) canvas, canvass
the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account
"the crowded canvas of history"; "the movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound"

4. (noun) canvas tent, canvas, canvass
a tent made of canvas fabric

5. (noun) sail, canvas, canvass, sheet
a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel

6. (verb) canvas, canvass
the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete
"the boxer picked himself up off the canvas"

7. (verb) canvass, canvas
solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign

8. (verb) poll, canvass, canvas
get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions

9. (verb) canvas
cover with canvas
"She canvassed the walls of her living room so as to conceal the ugly cracks"

10. (verb) analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass, canvas
consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
"analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives"


Definition of 'canvas' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) canvas
a heavy cotton cloth used in tents, sails, etc.
***a sail made of canvas

2.  canvas
a piece of canvas for painting on
***She added some blue to the canvas.


Definition of 'canvas' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) canvas
made of, pertaining to, or resembling, canvas or coarse cloth; as, a canvas tent

2. (noun) canvas
a strong cloth made of hemp, flax, or cotton; -- used for tents, sails, etc

3. (noun) canvas
a coarse cloth so woven as to form regular meshes for working with the needle, as in tapestry, or worsted work

4. (noun) canvas
a piece of strong cloth of which the surface has been prepared to receive painting, commonly painting in oil

5. (noun) canvas
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

6. (noun) 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


Translation of 'canvas' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: (
canvas sails.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: seildoek Arabic flag Arabic: قِماشُ قُنَّبِ (للأشْرِعَ Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: ленено платно
Brazilian flag Brazilian: lona Czech flag Czech: plachtovina German flag German: das Segeltuch
Danish flag Danish: lærred Greek flag Greek: καναβάτσο Spanish flag Spanish: lona
Estonian flag Estonian: purjeriie, lõuend Farsi flag Farsi: کرباس؛ برزنت Finnish flag Finnish: telttakangas
French flag French: toile Hebrew flag Hebrew: בְּרֶזֶנט Hindi flag Hindi: कैनवास
Croatian flag Croatian: jedra Hungarian flag Hungarian: vászon Indonesian flag Indonesian: kanvas
Icelandic flag Icelandic: strigi; segldúkur Italian flag Italian: tela Japanese flag Japanese: 帆布
Korean flag Korean: 캔버스 천 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: drobė Latvian flag Latvian: brezents; audekls
Malay flag Malay: kanvas Dutch flag Dutch: zeildoek Norwegian flag Norwegian: seilduk, strie, grovt ler
Polish flag Polish: brezent Persian flag Persian: کرباس؛ برزنت Pashto flag Pashto: ټاټ: يو ډول كلك ټوكرچه له
Portuguese flag Portuguese: lona Romanian flag Romanian: pânză Russian flag Russian: паруса; брезент; холст
Slovak flag Slovak: plátno, plachtovina; plát Slovenian flag Slovenian: platno Serbian flag Serbian: platno
Swedish flag Swedish: segel-, tältduk Thai flag Thai: ผ้าใบ Turkish flag Turkish: çadır bezi
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 粗帆布,油畫布 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: парусина; полотно Urdu flag Urdu: کینوس ، خیمہ بنانے کے لئے
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: vải bạt Chinese flag Chinese: 粗帆布,油画布

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