Définitions
1.NounA type of coarse cloth, woven from hemp (traditionally) or from cotton and polyesters, useful for making sails, tents, and overcoats or as a surface for paintings.
2.NounA piece of such cloth stretched across a frame on which one may paint an artwork."She is painting a moonlight scene on the canvas."
3.NounA mesh of loosely woven cotton strands or molded plastic to be decorated with needlepoint, cross-stitch, rug hooking, or other crafts.
4.NounA basis for creative work."The author takes rural midwestern life as a canvas for a series of tightly woven character studies"
5.NounA region on which graphics can be rendered.
6.NounSails in general.
7.NounA tent."He spent the night under canvas."
8.NounA rough draft or model of a song, air, or other literary or musical composition; especially one to show a poet the measure of the verses he is to make.
9.NounAthletic shoes.
10.VerbTo cover (an area or object) with canvas.
11.VerbObsolete spelling of canvass. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
12.NounObsolete spelling of canvass.