"canvases" in the noun sense

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"

"canvases" in the verb sense

1. canvas

cover with canvas

"She canvassed the walls of her living room so as to conceal the ugly cracks"

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