Canvas - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈkænvəs|  American pronunciation of the word canvas
Brit.  |ˈkænvəs|  British pronunciation of the word canvas

noun

- a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents) (syn: canvass)
- an oil painting on canvas fabric (syn: canvass)
- the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account (syn: canvass)
the crowded canvas of history
the movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound
- a tent made of canvas fabric (syn: canvass)
- a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel (syn: canvass, sail, sheet)
- the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete (syn: canvass)
the boxer picked himself up off the canvas

verb

- cover with canvas
She canvassed the walls of her living room so as to conceal the ugly cracks

Extra examples

Use a canvas to cover the boat.

The museum has several canvases by Rubens.

The small boat was put under canvas again.

The gallery has a canvas by Paul Cézanne.

'Four Women on a Bench', oil on canvas , 1991

She canvassed the walls of her living room so as to conceal the ugly cracks

She painted the landscape on a square canvas.

Apply paint to the canvas in a series of short strokes.

She stretched the canvas over the wooden frame.

She flecked the canvas with blue paint.

...to achieve the desired effect, fleck the canvas with paint simply by flicking the brush close to the surface...

He painted swirls of color on the canvas.

There was no more canvas on the ship to set.

These questions must be considered on a broader canvas.

The canvas was laced to a steel frame.

Word forms

noun
singular: canvas
plural: canvases
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