What does canvas mean?
Definitions for canvas
ˈkæn vəscan·vas
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Princeton's WordNet
canvas, canvassnoun
a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
canvas, canvassnoun
an oil painting on canvas fabric
canvas, canvassnoun
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, canvassnoun
a tent made of canvas fabric
sail, canvas, canvass, sheetnoun
a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
canvas, canvassverb
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, canvasverb
solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign
poll, canvass, canvasverb
get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions
canvasverb
cover with canvas
"She canvassed the walls of her living room so as to conceal the ugly cracks"
analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass, canvasverb
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"
Wiktionary
canvasnoun
A piece of canvas cloth stretched across a frame on which one may paint.
canvasnoun
A basis for creative work.
The author takes rural midwestern life as a canvas for a series of tightly woven character studies.
canvasnoun
sails in general
canvasnoun
A tent.
He spent the night under canvas.
canvasverb
To cover an area or object with canvas.
Etymology: * canevas, from cannabis.
Wikipedia
Canvas
Canvas is an extremely durable plain-woven fabric used for making sails, tents, marquees, backpacks, shelters, as a support for oil painting and for other items for which sturdiness is required, as well as in such fashion objects as handbags, electronic device cases, and shoes. It is popularly used by artists as a painting surface, typically stretched across a wooden frame. Modern canvas is usually made of cotton or linen, or sometimes polyvinyl chloride (PVC), although historically it was made from hemp. It differs from other heavy cotton fabrics, such as denim, in being plain weave rather than twill weave. Canvas comes in two basic types: plain and duck. The threads in duck canvas are more tightly woven. The term duck comes from the Dutch word for cloth, doek. In the United States, canvas is classified in two ways: by weight (ounces per square yard) and by a graded number system. The numbers run in reverse of the weight so a number 10 canvas is lighter than number 4. The word "canvas" is derived from the 13th century Anglo-French canevaz and the Old French canevas. Both may be derivatives of the Vulgar Latin cannapaceus for "made of hemp", originating from the Greek κάνναβις (cannabis).
ChatGPT
canvas
Canvas is a strong, durable, tightly-woven fabric often made of cotton, linen, or a synthetic blend, traditionally used as a surface for painting. It can also refer to a digital platform or area onto which images, drawings, or designs can be made in graphic design or other artistic applications. In a broader sense, it can also refer to the general background or setting against which events occur.
Webster Dictionary
Canvasnoun
a strong cloth made of hemp, flax, or cotton; -- used for tents, sails, etc
Canvasnoun
a coarse cloth so woven as to form regular meshes for working with the needle, as in tapestry, or worsted work
Canvasnoun
a piece of strong cloth of which the surface has been prepared to receive painting, commonly painting in oil
Canvasnoun
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
Canvasnoun
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
Canvasadjective
made of, pertaining to, or resembling, canvas or coarse cloth; as, a canvas tent
Etymology: [OE. canvas, canevas, F. canevas, LL. canabacius hempen cloth, canvas, L. cannabis hemp, fr. G. . See Hemp.]
Freebase
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.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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.]
CrunchBase
Canvas
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Dictionary of Nautical Terms
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.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
canvas
A coarse hempen or linen cloth which is extensively used in the form of tents, etc.
Editors Contribution
canvas
A type of fabric or material.
Canvas has various uses, bags, shoes, tents, construction sheets etc.
Submitted by MaryC on March 22, 2015
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Rank popularity for the word 'canvas' in Nouns Frequency: #2436
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of canvas in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of canvas in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of canvas in a Sentence
You would never burn a Picasso or any piece of art you invested in and had a passion for, your tattoo is also art with a unique story, just on a different canvas.
I love women more on canvas than real life, for they seldom change on canvas!”
The life size technique that I've been doing is as though you're creating a real world, you can walk in the space, the characters are as tall as you are, and there's something about wanting the illustrated world to come out of the canvas and be real, that I really like. You're stepping into your own painting.
Life is a great big canvas throw all the paint on it you can.
Women have changed what it means to be a woman and embrace a much larger human canvas. Men are still painting on half the canvas.
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Translations for canvas
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- قماشArabic
- платно, платно за рисуване, брезент, платнищеBulgarian
- lona, tela, llençCatalan, Valencian
- plátnoCzech
- lærredDanish
- Leinen, LeinwandGerman
- tela, lienzo, lonaSpanish
- kanvaasi, purjekangasFinnish
- toile, toiler, entoilerFrench
- anairt, canbhásIrish
- कैनवासHindi
- vászon, vitorlavászon, kanavászHungarian
- tela, canovaccio, intelareItalian
- 帆布, 画布, カンバス, キャンバス地, ズックJapanese
- kānawehiMāori
- kanvasMalay
- canvas, doek, schilderslinnen, linnenDutch
- lerretNorwegian
- tela, lonaPortuguese
- canavaRomanian
- брезент, холст, полотно, парусинаRussian
- platnoSlovene
- målardukSwedish
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