canvas (noun)
51shin guard — noun a stiff protective garment worn by hockey players or a catcher in baseball to protect the shins • Syn: ↑shinpad • Hypernyms: ↑protective garment * * * noun : a protective covering for the shin that is usually of stiffened canvas or leather… …
52butterfly chair — noun Etymology: so called from the resemblance of the cloth sling to the outspread wings of a butterfly : a lounging chair consisting of a cloth sling supported by a frame of metal tubing or bars * * * a sling chair in which a canvas or leather… …
53drag sail — noun or drag sheet : a sea anchor made from a sail or piece of canvas * * * Naut. a sea anchor made of canvas. Also called drag sheet. * * * drag sail or drag sheet, a sea anchor equipped with a sail …
54life net — noun : a strong net or sheet (as of canvas) held by firemen or others to catch persons jumping from burning buildings * * * a strong net or the like held by firefighters or others to catch persons jumping from a burning building. [1905 10, Amer.] …
55packboard — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a usually canvas covered light wood or metal frame with shoulder straps contoured so that only the canvas touches the wearer s back and used for carrying goods and equipment strapped the accordion to his packboard Robert Lund *… …
56side curtain — noun 1. : a curtain attached or fitted so as to be attached at the side of something (as a vehicle, window, or building) the side curtains of an automobile canvas side curtains for a tent 2. a. : one of several canvas weather cloths rigged… …
57sling chair — noun Etymology: sling (III) : a chair formed of a metal or wooden frame to which a piece of canvas, leather, or other flexible material is loosely fitted * * * any of several varieties of chairs having a seat and back formed from a single sheet… …
58tin pants — noun plural : trousers of stout material soaked in paraffin for waterproofing and worn especially by lumbermen * * * heavy waterproof trousers, usually of paraffin soaked canvas, worn by loggers and fishermen. [1925 30] * * * tin pants, U.S.… …
59tent trailer — noun : a 2 wheeled automobile drawn trailer having a canvas shelter that can be opened up above the body to provide camping facilities * * * an automobile drawn recreational trailer with a folding canvas or other fabric shelter that makes the… …
60sheet — noun 1 large piece of fabric used on a bed ADJECTIVE ▪ clean, crisp, fresh ▪ a pile of clean sheets ▪ crumpled, rumpled (esp. AmE) ▪ …
