Definitions for canvas
ˈkæn vəscan·vas

canvas, canvass(noun)
a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
canvas, canvass(noun)
an oil painting on canvas fabric
canvas, canvass(noun)
the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account
"the crowded canvas of history"; "the movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound"
canvas tent, canvas, canvass(noun)
a tent made of canvas fabric
sail, canvas, canvass, sheet(noun)
a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
canvas, canvass(verb)
the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete
"the boxer picked himself up off the canvas"
canvass, canvas(verb)
solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign
poll, canvass, canvas(verb)
get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions
canvas(verb)
cover with canvas
"She canvassed the walls of her living room so as to conceal the ugly cracks"
analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass, canvas(verb)
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"

canvas(Noun)
A piece of canvas cloth stretched across a frame on which one may paint.
canvas(Noun)
A basis for creative work.
The author takes rural midwestern life as a canvas for a series of tightly woven character studies.
canvas(Noun)
sails in general
canvas(Noun)
A tent.
He spent the night under canvas.
canvas(Verb)
To cover an area or object with canvas.

Origin: * canevas, from cannabis.

Canvas(noun)
a strong cloth made of hemp, flax, or cotton; -- used for tents, sails, etc
Canvas(noun)
a coarse cloth so woven as to form regular meshes for working with the needle, as in tapestry, or worsted work
Canvas(noun)
a piece of strong cloth of which the surface has been prepared to receive painting, commonly painting in oil
Canvas(noun)
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
Canvas(noun)
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
Canvas(adj)
made of, pertaining to, or resembling, canvas or coarse cloth; as, a canvas tent

Origin: [OE. canvas, canevas, F. canevas, LL. canabacius hempen cloth, canvas, L. cannabis hemp, fr. G. . See Hemp.]

Canvas
Canvas is an extremely heavy-duty plain-woven fabric used for making sails, tents, marquees, backpacks, and other items for which sturdiness is required. It is also popularly used by artists as a painting surface, typically stretched across a wooden frame. It is also used in such fashion objects as handbags, electronic device cases and shoes.

Canvas
kan′vas, n. a coarse cloth made of hemp, used for sails, tents, &c., and for painting on: the sails of a ship.—v.t. to cover with canvas.—ns. Can′vas-back, a North American duck, very good eating, its back ashy white, crossed by broken, zigzag, dark lines; Can′vas-climb′er (Shak.), a sailor; Can′vas-stretch′er, a wooden frame on which canvas is stretched for oil-painting; Can′vas-work, embroidery upon cloth over which canvas has been laid to guide the stitches: an embroidery in Berlin wool on silk canvas with plush-stitch.—Under canvas, having the sails unfurled, under sail: living in tents. [O. Fr. canevas—L. and Gr. cannabis, hemp.]

Canvas
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canvas
[from cannabis, hemp]. A cloth made of hemp, and used for the sails of ships. It is purchased in bolts, and numbered from 1 to 8, rarely to 9 and 10. Number 1 being the coarsest and strongest, is used for the lower sails, as fore-sail and main-sail in large ships. When a vessel is in motion by means of her sails she is said to be under canvas.

canvas
A coarse hempen or linen cloth which is extensively used in the form of tents, etc.

Canvas
Woven fabric or material which has various uses.
Canvas has various uses, bags, shoes, tents, construction sheets etc.
Submitted by MC Harmonious on March 22, 2015

canvas
Song lyrics by canvas -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by canvas on the Lyrics.com website.

Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of canvas in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of canvas in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Henry David Thoreau:
The world is but a canvas to the imagination.
Danny Kaye:
Life is a great big canvas throw all the paint on it you can.
Cometan:
Intrigued I am by every dot on the big black canvas above us.
Danny Kaye:
Life is a great big canvas; throw all the paint on it you can.
Matshona Dhliwayo:
Your dreams are ink; reality is the canvas. Paint masterpieces.