canvas
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- noun
- /ˈkænvəs/
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lienzo
- The painting presents us with a life-size female figure that fills the canvas almost completely and dominates its space.
- oil on canvas
- painted canvas
- a large canvas
But that's, that's a physical object made of canvas and paint.
- But that's, that's a physical object made of canvas and paint.
- But really, you know, she wanted you to see that these this was paint on canvas.
- A large Oval picture couple under tree, French painting on canvas over board.
Examples
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And this painting has been secured to the canvas by the artist with staples.
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Maybe next time I will let you sign the canvas.
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It's a piece of canvas with paint on it.
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I see little more than just paint on canvas, of course.
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An artist creates art, regardless of what form the canvas takes.
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There was only one canvas on an easel in the center of the studio.
Fiction book (1998) -
The artist displayed her latest work, an oil painting on canvas, in the gallery.
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He spent hours perfecting the details of the landscape painted on the canvas.
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The vibrant colors of the flowers really stood out in the canvas painting.
Synonyms
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1.0
A picture made with paint on canvas or paper
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2.9
Art of making pictures using oil-based paint
Compounds
- Archaic
The most sail a ship can carry safely without turning over or being damaged
Surface Forms
Etymology
Canvas for a painting gets its name from the cloth painters used: they stretched the heavy canvas cloth as a 'surface' to paint on, so a 'canvas' now often means the painting on that cloth.