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canvas

can·vas

UK/ˈkæn.vəs/ US/ˈkæn.væs/ fairly common
noun (6) verb (4)

noun

1.

heavy closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)

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2.

an oil painting on canvas

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3.

the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account

  • “the crowded canvas of history”
  • “the movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound”
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4.
5.

a large piece of fabric (as canvas) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel

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6.

the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete

  • “the boxer picked himself up off the canvas”
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verb

1.

solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign

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2.

get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions

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3.

cover with canvas

  • “She canvassed the walls of her living room so as to conceal the ugly cracks”
4.

consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning

  • “analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare”
  • “analyze the evidence in a criminal trial”
  • “analyze your real motives”
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Origin

From Middle English canevas, from Anglo-Norman, from Old Northern French canevas (compare Old French chanevas, chenevas) from a root derived from Latin cannabis, from Ancient Greek κάνναβις (kánnabis). Compare French canevas, resulting from a blend of the Old French and a Picard dialect word, itself from Old Northern French. Doublet of cannabis and hemp.

Phrases

  • blank canvas
  • empty canvas
  • Java canvas
  • new canvas
  • on the canvas
  • under canvas
  • value proposition canvas

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