canvas
/ˈkænvəs/
verb
- To cover or line with canvas.
- The tent was canvased with a waterproof material.
- The workers canvased the roof to protect it from rain.
- They decided to canvas the old boat before painting it.
noun
- A strong, heavy cloth used for making tents, sails, bags, and as a surface for painting.
- The artist stretched a fresh canvas onto the wooden frame.
- Sailors repaired the torn canvas on the boat's main sail.
- She bought a canvas bag for carrying her groceries.
- A completed painting, especially one done on canvas cloth.
- She admired the vibrant colors in the abstract canvas.
- The gallery displayed several large canvases by local painters.
- His latest canvas sold for a record price at auction.
- A background or setting for events or ideas; a broad scope for action or thought.
- The empty page was a blank canvas for her imagination.
- The city streets became a canvas for the muralist's art.
- The new policy provides a fresh canvas for economic reform.