Thesaurus: canvas

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1. n. A strong cloth made of hemp, flax, or cotton; -- used for tents, sails, etc.
2. n. A coarse cloth so woven as to form regular meshes for working with the needle, as in tapestry, or worsted work.
3. n. A piece of strong cloth of which the surface has been prepared to receive painting, commonly painting in oil.
4. 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.
5. n. 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.
6. a. Made of, pertaining to, or resembling, canvas or coarse cloth; as, a canvas tent.
7. n. a heavy, closely woven fabric
8. n. an oil painting on canvas fabric
9. n. the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account
10. n. a tent made of canvas fabric
11. n. a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
12. n. the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete