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Uncommoncanvas
The correct spelling is canvas.
How to pronounce canvas
/ˈkæn.vəs/
nounIPA: /ˈkæn.vəs/
Say it like: Can-vas
The correct spelling is canvas. A type of coarse cloth, woven from hemp, useful for making sails and tents or as a surface for paintings. For example: "The author takes rural midwestern life as a canvas for a series of tightly woven character studies."
Usage Examples
“The author takes rural midwestern life as a canvas for a series of tightly woven character studies.”
“He spent the night under canvas.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A type of coarse cloth, woven from hemp, useful for making sails and tents or as a surface for paintings.
- 2.A piece of canvas cloth stretched across a frame on which one may paint.
- 3.A basis for creative work.
- 4.A region on which graphics can be rendered.
- 5.Sails in general.
verb
- 1.To cover an area or object with canvas.
- 2.Alternative spelling of canvass.
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