Canvas

Quick meaning: Canvas is a noun meaning (painting) A piece of such cloth stretched across a frame on which one may paint an artwork.

Meaning

(painting) A piece of such cloth stretched across a frame on which one may paint an artwork.

More Meanings

1. A mesh of loosely woven cotton strands or molded plastic to be decorated with needlepoint, cross-stitch, rug hooking, or other crafts.
2. (figuratively) A basis for creative work.
3. (computer graphics) A region on which graphics can be rendered.
4. (nautical) Sails in general.
5. A type of coarse cloth, woven from hemp (traditionally) or from cotton and polyesters, useful for making sails, tents, and overcoats or as a surface for paintings.
6. A rough draft or model of a song, air, or other literary or musical composition; especially one to show a poet the measure of the verses he is to make.

Example Sentences

He spent the night under canvas.

She is painting a moonlight scene on the canvas.

Light, rich as that which glows on the canvas of Claude.

The author takes rural midwestern life as a canvas for a series of tightly woven character studies

Word Forms

• canvases
• canvasses
• canvass
• canvasing
• canvased

Synonyms for canvas

Depending on context, synonyms include sheet, sail, canvass, poll.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include sheet, sail, poll, screen, paint, mat.

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