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canvas
NounTransitive Verb
Meanings
Noun
A strong, coarse, unbleached cloth made from hemp, flax, or cotton, used for making sails, tents, and bags.
"The sailors patched the canvas sail before departing."
Noun
A piece of this cloth stretched over a wooden frame, used by artists as a surface for oil paintings.
"The artist spent months working on a large canvas in her studio."
Transitive Verb
[~ something]
To cover something with canvas.
"They canvased the equipment to protect it from the rain."