Canvas n. : A strong cloth made of hemp, flax, or cotton; -- used for tents, sails, etc.

Canvas n. : A coarse cloth so woven as to form regular meshes for working with the needle, as in tapestry, or worsted work.

Canvas n. : A piece of strong cloth of which the surface has been prepared to receive painting, commonly painting in oil.

Canvas n. : Something for which canvas is used: (a) A sail, or a collection of sails. (b) A tent, or a collection of tents. (c) A painting, or a picture on canvas.

Canvas n. : A rough draft or model of a song, air, or other literary or musical composition; esp. one to show a poet the measure of the verses he is to make.

Canvas a. : Made of, pertaining to, or resembling, canvas or coarse cloth; as, a canvas tent.

Example:
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Taxonomy
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Defination from the web:
Canvas is an extremely heavy-duty plain-woven fabric used for making sails, tents, marquees, backpacks, and other functions where sturdiness is required. ... The word canvas is derived from the 13th century Anglo-French canevaz and the Old-French canevas. ...