canvas
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
canvases
plural
canvases
Britannica Dictionary definition of CANVAS
1
:
a strong, rough cloth that is used to make bags, tents, sails, etc.
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a tent made of canvas
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a canvas chair/bag
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canvas shoes
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Use a canvas to cover the boat.
2
[count]
a
:
a specially prepared piece of cloth on which a picture can be painted by an artist
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a fresh/blank canvas
b
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a painting made on a piece of cloth
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The museum has several canvases by Rubens.
under canvas
chiefly British
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in a tent
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a night under canvas [=a night sleeping in a tent]
