canvas
noun
a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
Synonymscanvassan oil painting on canvas fabric
Synonymscanvassthe setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account
“the crowded canvas of history”
“the movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound”
Synonymscanvassa tent made of canvas fabric
a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete
“the boxer picked himself up off the canvas”
Synonymscanvass
verb
cover with canvas
“She canvassed the walls of her living room so as to conceal the ugly cracks”
Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University
