Canvas (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. a closely woven, heavy cloth of cotton, hemp, or linen, used for tents, sails, etc.
  2. a piece of this or similar material on which a painting is made.
  3. a painting on canvas.
  4. a tent, or tents collectively.
  5. sailcloth.
  6. sails collectively.
  7. any fabric of linen, cotton, or hemp of a coarse loose weave used as a foundation for embroidery stitches, interlining, etc.
  8. the floor of a boxing ring traditionally consisting of a canvas covering stretched over a mat.
Trademark, Digital Technology.
  1. the brand name for an open-source learning management system, launched in 2011.
Idioms
  1. under canvas,
    • with set sails.
    • in tents; in the field: the troops under canvas.
noun
    • a heavy durable cloth made of cotton, hemp, or jute, used for sails, tents, etc
    • (as modifier)
    • a piece of canvas or a similar material on which a painting is done, usually in oils
    • a painting on this material, esp in oils
  3. a tent or tents collectively
  4. any cloth of which sails are made
  5. the sails of a vessel collectively
  6. any coarse loosely woven cloth on which embroidery, tapestry, etc, is done
  7. the floor of a boxing or wrestling ring
  8. the tapering covered part at either end of a racing boat, sometimes referred to as a unit of length
  9. under canvas
    • in tents
    • with sails unfurled
Canvas (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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