| 单词 | canvas |
| 释义 | canvas n. & v. --n 1. a a strong coarse kind of cloth made from hemp or flax or other coarse yarn and used for sails and tents etc. and as a surface for oil-painting. b a piece of this. 2. a painting on canvas, esp. in oils. 3. an open kind of canvas used as a basis for tapestry and embroidery. 4. sl. the floor of a boxing or wrestling ring. 5. a racing-boat's covered end. --vtr. (canvassed, canvassing; US canvased, canvasing) cover with canvas. Phrases and idioms by a canvas (in boat-racing) by a small margin (win by a canvas). canvas-back a wild duck Aythya valisineria, of N. America, with back feathers the colour of unbleached canvas. under canvas 1. in a tent or tents. 2. with sails spread. Etymology: ME & ONF canevas, ult. f. L cannabis hemp |
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