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