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canvas
noun
verb
a heavy, closely woven fabric
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noun
a heavy, closely woven fabric
noun
the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete
“the boxer picked himself up off the canvas”
noun
an oil painting on canvas fabric
noun
a tent made of canvas fabric
noun
a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
noun
the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account
“the crowded canvas of history”
verb
cover with canvas
“She canvassed the walls of her living room so as to conceal the ugly cracks”
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the boxer picked himself up off the canvas
the crowded canvas of history
the movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound
She canvassed the walls of her living room so as to conceal the ugly cracks
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