a strong closely woven cloth, usu of linen, hemp, or cotton, used for clothing, sails, tents etc
sails or tents considered collectively
a cloth surface suitable for painting on in oils
a painting on such a surface
a coarse cloth woven to form an open mesh for embroidery or tapestry
in rowing, either end of a racing boat, orig covered with canvas
the floor of a boxing or wrestling ring
under canvas
in a tent; camping
with sails set; under sail
[Middle English canevas via French from Latin cannabis: see cannabis]