1. canvas - Noun
2. canvas - Adjective
3. canvas - Verb
A strong cloth made of hemp, flax, or cotton; -- used for tents, sails, etc.
A coarse cloth so woven as to form regular meshes for working with the needle, as in tapestry, or worsted work.
A piece of strong cloth of which the surface has been prepared to receive painting, commonly painting in oil.
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.
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.
Made of, pertaining to, or resembling, canvas or coarse cloth; as, a canvas tent.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThe world is but a canvas to the imagination. Henry David Thoreau
The artist discards all theories, both his own and those of others. He forgets everything when he is in front of his canvas. Georges Rouault
The laws of physics is the canvas God laid down on which to paint his masterpiece. Dan Brown
The thoughts we choose to think are the tools we use to paint the canvas of our lives. Louise L. Hay
Within one hour of touching the brush to canvas for the first time, my students have a total, complete painting. Bob Ross
An image of a bamboo has already been formed in mind before it is committed to the painting canvas. Chinese Proverb