1. (

• canvas ,
• canvass

) a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents) ;

2. (

• canvas ,
• canvass ,

) an oil painting on canvas fabric ;

3. (

• canvas ,
• canvass

) the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account; "the crowded canvas of history"; "the movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound" ;

4. (

• canvas_tent ,
• canvas ,
• canvass ,

) a tent made of canvas fabric ;

5. (

• sail ,
• canvas ,
• canvass ,
• sheet ,

) a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel ;

6. (

• canvas ,
• canvass ,

) the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete; "the boxer picked himself up off the canvas" ;

1. (

• canvas

) cover with canvas; "She canvassed the walls of her living room so as to conceal the ugly cracks" ;