canvas (noun)
101life net — noun Date: 1904 a strong net or sheet (as of canvas) used (as by firefighters) to catch a person jumping from a burning building …
102linoleum — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Latin linum flax + oleum oil more at oil Date: 1878 1. a floor covering made by laying on a burlap or canvas backing a mixture of solidified linseed oil with gums, cork dust or wood flour or both, and… …
103needlepoint — noun Date: 1865 1. lace worked with a needle over a paper pattern 2. embroidery done on canvas usually in simple even stitches across counted threads • needlepoint adjective …
104packboard — noun Date: 1939 a usually canvas covered light wood or metal frame with shoulder straps used for carrying goods and equipment …
105packsack — noun Date: 1851 a case (as of canvas) held on the back by shoulder straps and used to carry gear especially when traveling on foot …
106punkah — noun Etymology: Hindi & Urdu pãkhā Date: 1787 a fan used especially in India that consists of a canvas covered frame suspended from the ceiling and that is operated by a cord …
107sailmaker — noun Date: 1596 a person or company that cuts, assembles, and sews sails and canvas parts for boats …
108sea anchor — noun Date: 1769 a drag typically of canvas thrown overboard to retard the drifting of a ship or seaplane and to keep its head to the wind …
109seabag — noun Date: 1917 a cylindrical canvas bag used especially by a sailor for clothes and other gear …
110tapestry — noun (plural tries) Etymology: Middle English, modification of Anglo French tapicerie, from tapit, tapis carpet, hanging, from Greek tapētion, diminutive of tapēt , tapēs carpet Date: 15th century 1. a. a heavy handwoven reversible textile used… …
