canvas (EN)

noun, verb

noun “canvas”

1. a strong, heavy cloth used for making sails, tents, or as a surface for painting
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   The boat's sails were made from tough canvas.
2. a piece of canvas cloth stretched across a frame on which an artist paints
   The artist worked on a large canvas for his latest project.
3. a painting done on canvas
   The gallery displayed several famous canvases.
4. (figurative) a background or starting point for creative work
   The city became a canvas for his imagination.
5. (computing) an area in a computer program where graphics or images can be drawn
   She drew shapes on the canvas in the drawing application.
6. (nautical) the sails of a ship
   The captain ordered the crew to set more canvas to catch the wind.

verb “canvas”

1. to cover an area or object with canvas
   They canvased the boat to protect it from the rain.