canvas
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Pronunciation
[change]- IPA (key): /ˈkænvəs/
- SAMPA: /"k{nv@s/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: can‧vas
Noun
[change]- (countable) A canvas is a type of hard, rough cloth used for making sails, tents, and painted on.
- John prepared the canvas for the sail.
- Canvas that is stretched out on a frame to be painted on.
- A good artist chooses his or her own canvas.
- (uncountable) Canvas is something that is a basis for a creative work.
- The life in rural France served as a canvas for Ted F. Adams' Around the Tree.
Verb
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- If you canvas something, you cover an area or object with canvas.