One entry found for canvas.
Main Entry: can·vas
Pronunciation: kan-vs
Function: noun 1 a: a strong cloth of hemp, flax, or cotton used for clothing and formerly much used for tents and sails b: a piece of cloth used as a surface for painting; also: a painting on such a surface 2: something made of canvas 3: a stiff material (as of coarse cloth or plastic) that has regular meshes for working with a needle (as in needlepoint)