·noun A strong cloth made of hemp, flax, or cotton;
— used for tents, sails, ·etc.
II. Canvas ·adj Made of, pertaining to, or resembling, canvas or coarse cloth; as, a canvas tent.
III. Canvas ·noun A piece of strong cloth of which the surface has been prepared to receive painting, commonly painting in oil.
IV. Canvas ·noun A coarse cloth so woven as to form regular meshes for working with the needle, as in tapestry, or worsted work.
V. Canvas ·noun 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.
VI. Canvas ·noun 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.