Origin: 1300-1400 Old North French canevas, from Latin cannabis hemp
1 [uncountable] a type of strong cloth used to make bags, tents, shoes, etc.: a canvas bag2[countable]eng. lang. arts a painting done with oil paints, or the piece of cloth it is painted on3a broader/wider/larger canvas all of a situation, and not just part of it: These questions must be considered on a broader canvas. [Origin: 1300–1400 Old North French canevas, from Latin cannabis hemp]