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(1):

(a.) Made of, pertaining to, or resembling, canvas or coarse cloth; as, a canvas tent.

(2):

(n.) 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.

(3):

(n.) A strong cloth made of hemp, flax, or cotton; - used for tents, sails, etc.

(4):

(n.) A piece of strong cloth of which the surface has been prepared to receive painting, commonly painting in oil.

(5):

(n.) 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.

(6):

(n.) A coarse cloth so woven as to form regular meshes for working with the needle, as in tapestry, or worsted work.