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canvas

/'kænvəs/

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

type of:
piece of cloth piece of material

part of:
sailing vessel sailing ship
noun
a tent made of canvas fabric
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canvas tent canvass

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collapsible shelter tent
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a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
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canvass

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textile material cloth fabric
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an oil painting on canvas fabric
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canvass

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oil painting
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the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account
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"the crowded canvas of history" "the movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound"

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canvass

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scope background setting
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the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete
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"the boxer picked himself up off the canvas"

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canvass

type of:
mat gym mat

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ring
verb
cover with canvas
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"She canvassed the walls of her living room so as to conceal the ugly cracks"

type of:
cover

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