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canvas
noun
-
canvas
,
canvases
a
strong
,
heavy
cloth
made
from
cotton
,
hemp
,
or
similar
threads
that
is
used
to
make
sails
,
tents
,
bags
,
and
as
a
surface
for
painting
•
The
campers
stretched
a
sheet
of
canvas
over
the
frame
to
make
a
shelter
.
The
campers
stretched
a
sheet
of
canvas
over
the
frame
to
make
a
shelter
.
•
The
sailor
mended
the
torn
canvas
sail
before
the
storm
arrived
.
The
sailor
mended
the
torn
canvas
sail
before
the
storm
arrived
.
Middle
English
canevas
,
from
Old
French
canevas
,
from
Latin
cannabis
“
hemp
,”
referring
to
the
plant
historically
used
to
make
the
cloth
.
noun
-
canvas
,
canvases
a
painting
or
other
artwork
that
has
been
created
on
a
piece
of
canvas
cloth
•
The
museum
bought
a
famous
canvas
by
Monet
for
its
new
exhibit
.
The
museum
bought
a
famous
canvas
by
Monet
for
its
new
exhibit
.
•
She
hung
her
first
finished
canvas
over
the
fireplace
.
She
hung
her
first
finished
canvas
over
the
fireplace
.
By
extension
from
the
material
,
first
recorded
in
the
16th
century
to
mean
a
painting
on
canvas
.
noun
-
canvas
,
canvases
the
blank
working
area
in
a
computer
program
or
website
where
you
create
,
draw
,
or
arrange
images
,
text
,
or
other
elements
•
She
dragged
the
photo
onto
the
canvas
and
resized
it
.
She
dragged
the
photo
onto
the
canvas
and
resized
it
.
•
The
design
software
lets
you
zoom
out
to
see
the
entire
canvas
.
The
design
software
lets
you
zoom
out
to
see
the
entire
canvas
.
Borrowed
metaphorically
from
the
artist
’
s
canvas
when
graphical
software
became
common
in
the
late
20th
century
.
noun
-
canvas
,
canvases
the
floor
surface
of
a
boxing
or
wrestling
ring
,
traditionally
covered
with
canvas
cloth
•
The
boxer
fell
to
the
canvas
after
a
powerful
uppercut
.
The
boxer
fell
to
the
canvas
after
a
powerful
uppercut
.
•
Sweat
splashed
onto
the
canvas
as
the
fighters
traded
blows
.
Sweat
splashed
onto
the
canvas
as
the
fighters
traded
blows
.
From
the
practice
of
stretching
heavy
canvas
cloth
over
the
wooden
boards
of
early
boxing
rings
.
