canvascan‧vas /ˈkænvəs/ ●●○ noun 
[uncountable] strong cloth used to make bags, tents, shoes etc: 
a canvas bag2[countable] a painting done with oil paints, or the piece of cloth it is painted on: The gallery has a canvas by Paul Cézanne. ‘Four Women on a Bench’, oil on canvas, 19913a broader/wider/larger canvas the whole of a situation, and not just a part of it: These questions must be considered on a broader canvas.4under canvas British English in a tent
WORD ORIGINcanvas
Origin:
1300-1400 Old North French canevas, from Latin cannabis ‘hemp’EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- And from somewhere beneath a cupboard she produced an enormous canvas draped in a sheet and showed it to me.
- He had brought the canvas bag with him.
- He tried out the Helen Frankenthaler technique of staining raw canvas with diluted paint.
- Painting on wall or canvas as dream of plenitude, painting on glass as revelation of potential in poverty.
- Some artists prefer the springy sensitivity of an open canvas whilst others prefer the hardness or smoothness of a board.
- The man in the canvas chair threw his Daily Variety to the floor.
- This was not the fluid, precise canvas of the Cal victory.
WORD SETS
acetate, nounacrylic, adjectivealpaca, nounangora, nounastrakhan, nounbaize, nounbatik, nounbind, verbbinding, nounbolt, nounbroadloom, nounbrocade, nounbrushed, adjectivebuckram, nounbuckskin, nounburlap, nouncalico, nouncambric, nouncamelhair, nouncandlewick, nouncanvas, nouncard, nouncard, verbcarpeting, nouncashmere, nouncatgut, nouncellulose, nounchamois, nouncheesecloth, nounchenille, nounchiffon, nounchintz, nounchintzy, adjectivecoal tar, nouncoir, nouncorduroy, nouncotton, nouncotton gin, nouncrepe, nouncrisp, adjectiveDacron, noundamask, noundenim, noundowny, adjectivedrapery, noundrill, noundrugget, nounductile, adjectiveelastic, nounelastic, adjectiveelectroplate, verbfelt, nounfibre, nounfustian, nounhaircloth, nounhank, nounhardboard, nounhomespun, adjectivekapok, nounkhaki, nounkid, nounlace, nounlamé, nounleather, nounleatherette, nounlinen, nounlint, nounLycra, nounmaterial, nounmercerized cotton, nounmerino, nounmesh, nounmoleskin, nounmoquette, nounmorocco, nounmuslin, nounnap, nounnetting, nounnonflammable, adjectivenylon, nounoilcloth, nounorgandie, nounpadding, nounpaisley, nounpattern, nounpelt, nounpercale, nounpigskin, nounpile, nounpine, nounpinewood, nounpique, nounpitch pine, nounplaid, nounplastic, adjectiveplating, nounplush, nounpolyester, nounpoplin, nounpre-shrunk, adjectiveraw, adjectiverawhide, nounrayon, nounreinforced concrete, nounremnant, nounrendering, nounresin, nounresonant, adjectiverope, nounsackcloth, nounsatin, nounscratchy, adjectiveseam, nounseersucker, nounselvedge, nounserge, nounsheepskin, nounsheer, adjectivesilk, nounsilken, adjectivesilkworm, nounspin, verbspindle, nounspinner, nounspinning wheel, nounstockinette, nounstretch, nounsuede, nounsuiting, nounswag, nounswatch, nountaffeta, nountan, verbtanner, nounterrycloth, nounTerylene, nounthread, nountimber, nountowelling, nountulle, nountweed, nountweedy, adjectivetwill, nounupholstery, nounvelour, nounvelvet, nounvoile, nounwatered silk, nounwebbing, nounwool, nounworsted, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES The US has been canvassing support from other Asian states.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
1· She was carrying a smart leather bag.
The US has been canvassing support from other Asian states.· A large canvas of poppies provides a particularly attractive example of this aspect of her work.· On a large canvas the successive stages of this incident were rendered in muddy greens and browns.· In this large canvas: Seurat varied the method considerably.· Peter Gaskell shuffled through in his oversized wellingtons, a large empty canvas bag flapping against his knees.
· She dressed quickly in a white canvas skirt and navy cotton T-shirt.· Leslie, the older one, had tied a white canvas sack around his shoulder.· Alice saw on the desk that there was a white canvas bag in which stacks of notes had already been put.· Dressed in a white canvas slipcover, it has moved to the bed and bathrooms.· Should the white canvas and the costume pearls be insincerely praised?· The traditional awning, white canvas with black edges, fluttered in the breeze.
· However, as I suggested in Chapter 1, the basic assumptions of Beccaria's classical model suggest a much wider canvas.
NOUN· A white towel hung over its back and on the seat rested a brown canvas bag, its zip open.· He had brought the canvas bag with him.· In the afternoons she lay on the bed with the canvas bag beside her.· He fished out some long canvas bags from the barn and told me the picking started at dawn.· She has a 131 canvas bag, so perhaps there's something more suitable in that.· On the floor of the last room stood a tall canvas bag laced at the top.· The canvas bag she was carrying was awkward too and banged against her legs, threatening to trip her up.· Neblett agrees and says he uses canvas bags on his shopping forays.
· Two canvas chairs were placed side by side in a machine that begged comparison with the Wright brothers' first efforts.· The man in the canvas chair threw his Daily Variety to the floor.· He found him sitting in his canvas chair beside a brazier, drinking Guinness with the chief armourer.· Two puddles take the sun in ribbon-patterned canvas chairs.· Two small canvas chairs were produced.· He is sitting at our camp now, holding a mug of our tea, relaxing on a canvas chair.· Near the fountain several people sat on canvas chairs, sewing.· This was just the ticket, I thought, sitting on my canvas chair, quietly digesting my cake.
· She stared in horror at the whitened, frozen cadavers which lay there under a tattered, canvas sheet.· The mast had come down, but rags of the canvas sheets remained.· Two servants, their mouths and noses covered by rags, removed Cosmas's remains in a canvas sheet.· He had laid out a great canvas sheet before him, bearing different phials and small bowls.· The two bodies lay under canvas sheets on wickerwork mats supported by wooden trestles.· The area was screened by khaki canvas sheets.· He ignored Sir Ralph's corpse but lifted back the insignia over the hospitaller's and the canvas sheet which lay underneath.
· The ground was soft and spongy and in only a few paces her canvas shoes were soaked.· And don't I tell you not to break the back down and wear your canvas shoes like slippers?
VERB· They painted the mural-like canvas that stretches along one whole wall.
· What do you expect an artist to put on his canvas?· They were put in canvas sacks and taken to the church in Godstowe for burial.· My husband recollect when they used to climb up the stocks to put the owd canvas sails on the mill.
[uncountable] strong cloth used to make bags, tents, shoes etc: a canvas bag2[countable] a painting done with oil paints, or the piece of cloth it is painted on: The gallery has a canvas by Paul Cézanne. ‘Four Women on a Bench’, oil on canvas, 19913a broader/wider/larger canvas the whole of a situation, and not just a part of it: These questions must be considered on a broader canvas.4under canvas British English in a tent