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canvas

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noun

can·​vas ˈkan-vəs How to pronounce canvas (audio)
variants or less commonly canvass
plural canvases also canvasses
1
: a firm closely woven cloth usually of linen, hemp, or cotton used for clothing and formerly much used for tents and sails
2
a
: a piece of cloth backed or framed as a surface for a painting
an artist's canvas
also : the painting on such a surface
b
: something likened to a painter's canvas
… just up the driveway is an extraordinary piece of garden design. [Ruth] Bancroft is the artist and her canvas is a three-acre patch of land in the midst of suburbia. Harriet Chiang
In addition to the cover-up work, [Miryam] Lumpini will turn the dimpled canvas of a young man's back into a magnificent phoenix. Allure
The birds were moving art on a canvas of sky and water and endless prairie. Shannon Tompkins
c
: the background, setting, or scope of a historical or fictional account or narrative
the crowded canvas of history
3
: a piece of canvas used for a particular purpose
a hammock made of canvas
4
: tent
also : a group of tents
5
: a set of sails : sail
sailing under full canvas
6
: a stiff material (as of coarse cloth or plastic) that has regular meshes for working with a needle (as in needlepoint)
7
: the canvas-covered floor of a boxing or wrestling ring
canvaslike
ˈkan-vəs-ˌlīk How to pronounce canvas (audio)
adjective

canvas

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verb

canvased or canvassed; canvasing or canvassing

transitive verb

: to cover, line, or furnish with canvas

Synonyms

Noun

Example Sentences

Noun a tent made of canvas Use a canvas to cover the boat. The museum has several canvases by Rubens.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
It’s made of eco-friendly, waterproof canvas and has two large front zipper pockets, two small inner pockets and two side pockets. Nicole Charky-chami, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Aug. 2022 Making sure the skin has a hydrated, smooth canvas is a critical first step. Katie Intner, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 Aug. 2022 The crisscrossing ropes are a poly-cotton blend, while the seat itself is made from durable, stylish canvas. Annie Burdick, PEOPLE.com, 26 July 2022 The synchrotron radiation excites the atoms on the canvas, which then emit X-rays of their own that a fluorescence detector can pick up. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 18 July 2022 Each canvas, sculpture, basket, quilt, pot or drawing represents the culmination of years of training, practice and life experience, regardless of whether the finished project took weeks or minutes to complete. Chadd Scott, Forbes, 5 July 2022 Each kit comes in a giftable tube and contains a 16-by-20 canvas, wooden paintbrushes and enough paint to complete the design. Michelle Matthews | Mmatthews@al.com, al, 18 May 2022 Xerocole hiking boot is made for treks in desert landscapes, thanks to breathable canvas and leather, plus protective tread. Sunset Magazine, 17 May 2022 When guests arrive, they are supplied with an apron, canvas, brushes and paints. Charles Infosino, The Enquirer, 11 May 2022
Verb
This writer walked over 10 miles a day in an effort to canvas the city and still left feeling as though more could have been seen. Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN, 14 May 2022 Police on Friday said no suspect was placed into custody and officers continued to canvas the neighborhood into the evening. Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Apr. 2022 The sexennial appraisal, like the one conducted in 2018, is a full appraisal, based upon on-the-ground evaluations by a team of appraisers who canvas neighborhoods countywide. Courtney Astolfi, cleveland, 21 Sep. 2021 Later that afternoon, dozens of members of UNITE Here Local 26, which represents workers in the hotel industry, rallied for Janey, the acting mayor, by the Mecca shopping plaza at Grove Hall, preparing to canvas the neighborhood. BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2021 Investigators continued to canvas the apartment complex for witnesses after 12:15 a.m. Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Aug. 2021 Because these are private spaces, those who are conducting the count don’t canvas the people there. Valeria Ricciulli, Curbed, 28 May 2021 Officers continued to canvas the area and discovered a 32-year-old man on the ground with a gunshot wound to the head, and he also was taken in critical condition to the same hospital where he was pronounced dead. Deanese Williams-harris, chicagotribune.com, 15 May 2021 The Biden administration suggested states could use some of the funding to support rural and faith-based organizations to canvas their neighborhoods to schedule vaccine appointments. Cassidy Morrison, Washington Examiner, 11 Apr. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun and Verb

Middle English canevas, from Anglo-French canevas, chanevaz, from Vulgar Latin *cannabaceus hempen, from Latin cannabis hemp — more at cannabis

First Known Use

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1556, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of canvas was in the 13th century

Phrases Containing canvas

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