canvas (noun)

  • 81prairie wagon — noun a large wagon with broad wheels and an arched canvas top; used by the United States pioneers to cross the prairies in the 19th century • Syn: ↑covered wagon, ↑Conestoga wagon, ↑Conestoga, ↑prairie schooner • Hypernyms: ↑wagon, ↑waggon …

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  • 82pyramidal tent — noun a large tent shaped like a pyramid; can hold half a dozen people • Hypernyms: ↑tent, ↑collapsible shelter * * * noun : a pyramidal canvas shelter capable of holding six or more persons …

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  • 83speed indicator — noun a meter fixed to a vehicle that measures and displays its speed • Syn: ↑speedometer • Hypernyms: ↑meter • Hyponyms: ↑machmeter • Part Holonyms: ↑motor vehicle, ↑ …

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  • 84tent-fly — noun flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent • Syn: ↑rainfly, ↑fly sheet, ↑fly, ↑tent flap • Hypernyms: ↑flap • Part Holonyms: ↑fly tent …

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  • 85cape cart — noun Usage: usually capitalized 1st C Etymology: from Cape of Good Hope Africa : a 2 wheeled vehicle usually seating four, drawn by two horses, and having a bowed canvas or leather hood * * * Cape cart noun (S Afr) A two wheeled horse drawn vehic …

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  • 86laminated plastic — noun : a plastic made of superposed layers of paper, wood, or fabric bonded or impregnated with resin and compressed under heat * * * laminated plastic noun Sheets of paper, canvas, linen or silk, impregnated with a resin, dried and bonded… …

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  • 87monk's seam — noun or monk seam : an extra middle seam made at the junction of two breadths of canvas ordinarily joined by only two rows of stitches * * * monk s seam noun (nautical) A strong seam formed by overlapping two pieces and stitching on each side and …

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  • 88nose bag — noun : a usually canvas bag that is used for feeding an animal (as a horse) and that is fastened on top of the head and covers the muzzle called also feed bag * * * nose bag, a bag containing food, to be hung on a horse s head. * * * noun, pl ⋯… …

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  • 89storm jib — noun : a small jib used in stormy weather * * * storm jib noun (nautical) A small, strong sail carried at the front of the mast in very bad weather • • • Main Entry: ↑storm * * * storm jib, a small jib made of heavy canvas for use in bad weather …

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  • 90woolpack — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: Middle English wolpak, wullepak, from wolle, wulle wool + pak pack 1. a. : a wrapper of canvas or other strong fabric into which fleeces are packed for shipment b. : the complete package of wool and wrapper …

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