[kan-vuh
s] 
| 1. | a closely woven, heavy cloth of cotton, hemp, or linen, used for tents, sails, etc. |
| 2. | a piece of this or similar material on which a painting is made. |
| 3. | a painting on canvas. |
| 4. | a tent, or tents collectively. |
| 5. | sailcloth. |
| 6. | sails collectively. |
| 7. | any fabric of linen, cotton, or hemp of a coarse loose weave used as a foundation for embroidery stitches, interlining, etc. |
| 8. | the floor of a boxing ring traditionally consisting of a canvas covering stretched over a mat. |
| 9. | under canvas,
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| can·vas (kān'vəs) n.
[Middle English canevas, from Old French and from Medieval Latin canavāsium, both ultimately from Latin cannabis, hemp; see cannabis.] |