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From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) : [ gazetteer ]


  Canvas, WV
    Zip code(s): 26662

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Canvas \Can"vas\, n. [OE. canvas, canevas, F. canevas, LL.
     canabacius hempen cloth, canvas, L. cannabis hemp, fr. G. ?.
     See Hemp.]
     1. A strong cloth made of hemp, flax, or cotton; -- used for
        tents, sails, etc.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              By glimmering lanes and walls of canvas led.
                                                    --Tennyson.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2.
        (a) A coarse cloth so woven as to form regular meshes for
            working with the needle, as in tapestry, or worsted
            work.
        (b) A piece of strong cloth of which the surface has been
            prepared to receive painting, commonly painting in
            oil.
            [1913 Webster]
  
                  History . . . does not bring out clearly upon
                  the canvas the details which were familiar. --J.
                                                    H. Newman.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     3. 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.
            [1913 Webster]
  
                  To suit his canvas to the roughness of the see.
                                                    --Goldsmith.
            [1913 Webster]
  
                  Light, rich as that which glows on the canvas of
                  Claude.                           --Macaulay.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     4. 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. --Grabb.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Canvas \Can"vas\, a.
     Made of, pertaining to, or resembling, canvas or coarse
     cloth; as, a canvas tent.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Canvas \Can"vas\, n. [OE. canvas, canevas, F. canevas, LL.
     canabacius hempen cloth, canvas, L. cannabis hemp, fr. G. ?.
     See Hemp.]
     1. A strong cloth made of hemp, flax, or cotton; -- used for
        tents, sails, etc.
  
              By glimmering lanes and walls of canvas led.
                                                    --Tennyson.
  
     2.
        (a) A coarse cloth so woven as to form regular meshes for
            working with the needle, as in tapestry, or worsted
            work.
        (b) A piece of strong cloth of which the surface has been
            prepared to receive painting, commonly painting in
            oil.
  
                  History . . . does not bring out clearly upon
                  the canvas the details which were familiar. --J.
                                                    H. Newman.
  
     3. 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.
  
                  To suit his canvas to the roughness of the see.
                                                    --Goldsmith.
  
                  Light, rich as that which glows on the canvas of
                  Claude.                           --Macaulay.
  
     4. 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. --Grabb.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Canvas \Can"vas\, a.
     Made of, pertaining to, or resembling, canvas or coarse
     cloth; as, a canvas tent.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  canvas
       n 1: heavy closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or
            sails or tents) [syn: canvass]
       2: an oil painting on canvas [syn: canvass]
       3: the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic
          account; "the crowded canvas of history"; "the movie
          demanded a dramatic canvas of sound" [syn: canvass]
       4: a tent made of canvas [syn: canvas tent, canvass]
       5: a large piece of fabric (as canvas) by means of which wind
          is used to propel a sailing vessel [syn: sail, canvass,
           sheet]
       6: the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or
          professional wrestlers compete; "the boxer picked himself
          up off the canvas" [syn: canvass]
       v 1: solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign
            [syn: canvass]
       2: get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions
          [syn: poll, canvass]
       3: cover with canvas; "She canvassed the walls of her living
          room so as to conceal the ugly cracks"
       4: consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to
          discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a sonnet
          by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal
          trial"; "analyze your real motives" [syn: analyze, analyse,
           study, examine, canvass]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  canvas
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 ο καμβάς
     2 ({{ετ|πληροφ|en|0==

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  canvas
     Dutch n.
     1 (l en canvas), (l en sail)
     2 (l en canvas), (l en fabric) used for painting
     Portuguese n.
     1 (lb pt graphical user interface) (l en canvas) (gloss: area on
  which graphics are rendered)
     2 (lb pt business) business model canvas

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  canvas
     alt.
     (lb en transitive) To cover#Verb (an area or object#Noun) with
  canvas#Noun.
     n.
     A type of coarse cloth, woven from hemp, useful for making sails and
  tents or as a surface for paintings.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To cover#Verb (an area or object#Noun) with
  canvas#Noun.
     n.
     (obsolete spelling of en canvass) (17th–18th c.)
     vb.
     (obsolete spelling of en canvass) (16th–18th c.)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  canvas
     Dutch n.
     1 (l en canvas), (l en sail)
     2 (l en canvas), (l en fabric) used for painting
     Portuguese n.
     1 (lb pt graphical user interface) (l en canvas) (gloss: area on
  which graphics are rendered)
     2 (lb pt business) business model canvas

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  canvas
     Dutch n.
     1 (l en canvas), (l en sail)
     2 (l en canvas), (l en fabric) used for painting
     Portuguese n.
     1 (lb pt graphical user interface) (l en canvas) (gloss: area on
  which graphics are rendered)
     2 (lb pt business) business model canvas

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  canvas
     Englanti n.
     1 telttakangas, purjekangas
     2 (''tekstiili'') kanavakangas
     3 (yhteys maalaustaide k=en) kangas, kanvaasi
     4 (yhteys kirjallisuus k=en) pohja, perusta, asetelma, lähtökohta,
  näyttämö
     5 purjeet
     6 teltta
     7 (yhteys ohjelmointi k=en) piirtoalue

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  canvas
     n.
     ''vanlig stavningsvariant av'' kanvas

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  canvas
     n.
     ''vanlig stavningsvariant av'' kanvas

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Canvas /kˈanvəs/
  الجنفاص

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  canvas //ˈkænvæs// //ˈkænvəs// 
  1. платно, платно за рисуване
  piece of canvas cloth on which one may paint
  2. брезент, платнище
  type of coarse cloth