[ˈkanvəs], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a strong, coarse unbleached cloth made from hemp, flax, or a similar yarn, used to make items such as sails and tents and as a surface for oil painting
(e.g: the painting is oil on canvas)


Phrases:
- by a canvas
- under canvas

Origin:
late Middle English: from Old Northern French canevas, based on Latin cannabis ‘hemp’, from Greek

[ˈkanvəs], (Verb)

Definitions:
- cover with canvas
(e.g: the door had been canvassed over)


Phrases:
- by a canvas
- under canvas

Origin:
late Middle English: from Old Northern French canevas, based on Latin cannabis ‘hemp’, from Greek