Definition of canvas

• n. - A strong cloth made of hemp, flax, or cotton; -- used for tents, sails, etc.
• n. - A coarse cloth so woven as to form regular meshes for working with the needle, as in tapestry, or worsted work.
• n. - A piece of strong cloth of which the surface has been prepared to receive painting, commonly painting in oil.
• n. - Something for which canvas is used: (a) A sail, or a collection of sails. (b) A tent, or a collection of tents. (c) A painting, or a picture on canvas.
• n. - A rough draft or model of a song, air, or other literary or musical composition; esp. one to show a poet the measure of the verses he is to make.
• a. - Made of, pertaining to, or resembling, canvas or coarse cloth; as, a canvas tent.
• n. - A strong cloth made of hemp, flax, or cotton; -- used for tents, sails, etc.
• n. - A coarse cloth so woven as to form regular meshes for working with the needle, as in tapestry, or worsted work.
• n. - A piece of strong cloth of which the surface has been prepared to receive painting, commonly painting in oil.
• n. - Something for which canvas is used: (a) A sail, or a collection of sails. (b) A tent, or a collection of tents. (c) A painting, or a picture on canvas.
• n. - A rough draft or model of a song, air, or other literary or musical composition; esp. one to show a poet the measure of the verses he is to make.
• a. - Made of, pertaining to, or resembling, canvas or coarse cloth; as, a canvas tent.