- (a.) Made of, pertaining to or resembling, canvas or coarse cloth; as, a canvas tent.
- (n.) A strong cloth made of hemp, flax or cotton; -- used for tents, sails, etc.
- (n.) A coarse cloth so woven as to form regular meshes for working with the needle, as in tapestry or worsted work.
- (n.) A piece of strong cloth of which the surface has been prepared to receive painting, commonly painting in oil.
- (n.) A rough draft or model of a song, air or other literary or musical composition; especially one to show a poet the measure of the verses he is to make.
- (n.) 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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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