canvas
Definition
- n. a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
- n. an oil painting on canvas fabric
- n. the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account
- n. the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete
Word forms
- Present participle
- canvassing
- Past participle
- canvassed
- Past tense
- canvassed
- Third person singular
- canvases
Example sentences
n.
The artist chose a large canvas to create her masterpiece.
n.
The tent was made of durable canvas to withstand the weather.