- coarse canvas
- coarse can.vas[k'ɔ:s kænvəs] n aniagem, tecido grosseiro.
English-Portuguese dictionary. 2013.
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canvas — [kan′vəs] n. [ME & OFr canevas < It canavaccio < VL * cannapaceum, hempen cloth < L cannabis, HEMP] 1. a closely woven, coarse cloth of hemp, cotton, or linen, often unbleached, used for tents, sails, etc. 2. a sail or set of sails 3. a) … English World dictionary
Canvas — Can vas, n. [OE. canvas, canevas, F. canevas, LL. canabacius hempen cloth, canvas, L. cannabis hemp, fr. G. ?. See {Hemp}.] 1. A strong cloth made of hemp, flax, or cotton; used for tents, sails, etc. [1913 Webster] By glimmering lanes and walls… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
canvas — [n1] coarse material awning cloth, duck, fly, sailcloth, shade, tarp, tarpaulin, tenting; concept 473 canvas [n2] painting on coarse material art, artwork, oil, picture, piece, portrait, still life, watercolor; concept 259 … New thesaurus
canvas — ► NOUN (pl. canvases or canvasses) 1) a strong, coarse unbleached cloth used to make sails, tents, etc. 2) a piece of canvas prepared for use as the surface for an oil painting. 3) (the canvas) the floor of a boxing or wrestling ring, having a… … English terms dictionary
Canvas — Can vas, a. Made of, pertaining to, or resembling, canvas or coarse cloth; as, a canvas tent. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
canvas — canvas, canvass 1. Canvas with one s means ‘coarse cloth’. The plural is canvases and as a verb (‘to cover or line with canvas’) it has inflected forms canvasses, canvassed, canvassing. 2. Canvass with two s s is a verb meaning ‘to solicit votes’ … Modern English usage
canvas — n. & v. n. 1 a a strong coarse kind of cloth made from hemp or flax or other coarse yarn and used for sails and tents etc. and as a surface for oil painting. b a piece of this. 2 a painting on canvas, esp. in oils. 3 an open kind of canvas used… … Useful english dictionary
canvas — 1. noun /ˈkæn.vəs/ a) A type of coarse cloth, woven from hemp, useful for making sails and tents or as a surface for paintings. The term canvas is very widely used, as well to denote the coarse fabrics employed for kitchen use, as for strainers,… … Wiktionary
canvas — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. sail, tarpaulin, tent; circus; painting. See covering, ship. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A coarse cloth] Syn. tenting, awning cloth, sailcloth, duck, coarse cloth, drill; see also cloth . 2. [Anything made … English dictionary for students
canvas — canvaslike, adj. /kan veuhs/, n. 1. a closely woven, heavy cloth of cotton, hemp, or linen, used for tents, sails, etc. 2. a piece of this or similar material on which a painting is made. 3. a painting on canvas. 4. a tent, or tents collectively … Universalium
canvas — can·vas || kænvÉ™s n. coarse material (used for sails, tents, as a painting surface, etc.); painting which has been painted on canvas adj. made of or resembling canvas or another coarse fabric v. cover with canvas; examine, scrutinize; discuss; … English contemporary dictionary
