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canvases

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noun

  1. A type of coarse cloth, woven from hemp, useful for making sails and tents or as a surface for paintings.
  2. A piece of canvas cloth stretched across a frame on which one may paint.
  3. A basis for creative work.“The author takes rural midwestern life as a canvas for a series of tightly woven character studies.”
  4. A region on which graphics can be rendered.

verb

  1. To cover an area or object with canvas.
  2. Alternative spelling of canvass.

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