canvas
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- noun
- /ˈkænvəs/
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- The artist stretched the canvas tightly over the wooden frame before beginning to paint.
- a canvas bag
- a canvas tent
- painted on canvas
Famous brands because mostly it's canvas with less leather to it.
- Famous brands because mostly it's canvas with less leather to it.
- Now the question is, does the canvas paint itself?
- But she had the big nice Valentino like cream canvas tote with the brown leather accents.
- And that's why from my handbag collection, I've chosen cotton canvas as my leather attorney.
Examples
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I am a painter and these become these canvases become an arena to paint.
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Right now it's just an empty canvas.
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And I want to keep the edge of the canvas well clean.
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You really think it was such a good idea to take the canvas off?
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But what would it do to canvas, which is made from cotton, right?
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And now we have a nice smooth canvas to work with for our shadows.
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The horizon paintings came out of this later period and were painted on canvas attached to board.
Academic text (2004) -
On the left of the canvas, the wooden support of an easel is partially indicated.
Academic text (1997) -
We rolled Wally Tucker in a piece of canvas and hoisted him into the boat.
Fiction book (1990) -
The interior is empty except for several canvas duffel bags and a small portable VCR.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
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Cloth made by weaving or knitting fibers used for clothes and curtains
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Strong, heavy fabric used to make sails and tents
A strong rough cloth used for making bags or tents
Compounds
- Archaic
The most sail a ship can carry safely without turning over or being damaged
How Strong
Surface Forms
Etymology
Canvas comes from an old word like cannabis that meant 'hemp', the strong plant fiber used to make heavy cloth. Sailors and tent makers used that hemp cloth for sails and tents, so canvas today means a strong, heavy fabric.