canvas (noun)
21canvas — [ˈkænvəs] noun 1) [U] strong heavy cotton cloth that is used for making tents, shoes, and sails 2) [C/U] cloth on which artists paint, or a painting done on this cloth …
22canvas town — /ˈkænvəs taʊn/ (say kanvuhs town) noun a settlement consisting mainly of tents …
23canvas work — /ˈkænvəs wɛk/ (say kanvuhs wek) noun → needlepoint …
24press of canvas — noun the greatest amount of sail that a ship can carry safely • Syn: ↑press of sail • Hypernyms: ↑sail, ↑canvas, ↑canvass, ↑sheet * * * see press of sail * * * press of canvas ● …
25roman canvas — noun Usage: usually capitalized R : a fine linen canvas primed on one side for oil painting …
26blank canvas — noun Something with no content, upon which one can easily impose ones point of view …
27big top — noun a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance he was afraid of a fire in the circus tent they had the big top up in less than an hour • Syn: ↑circus tent, ↑round top, ↑top • Hypernyms: ↑canvas tent, ↑ …
28deck chair — noun a folding chair for use outdoors; a wooden frame supports a length of canvas (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑beach chair • Hypernyms: ↑folding chair * * * noun : a folding chair often having an adjustable leg rest * * * a folding chair, usually with arms… …
29press of sail — noun the greatest amount of sail that a ship can carry safely • Syn: ↑press of canvas • Hypernyms: ↑sail, ↑canvas, ↑canvass, ↑sheet * * * or press of canvas …
30wall tent — noun a canvas tent with four vertical walls (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑canvas tent, ↑canvas, ↑canvass * * * noun : a tent with four perpendicular cloth walls * * * a tent having four perpendicular sides, usually larger and with more headroom than… …
