Definition of canvas:
(n) :
a type of
coarse cloth,
woven from
hemp, useful for making
sails and
tents or as a surface for
paintings; a piece of canvas cloth stretched across a frame on which one may paint
"1882: The term canvas is very widely used, as well to denote the coarse fabrics employed for kitchen use, as for strainers, and wraps for meat, as for the best quality of ordinary table and shirting linen. &mdash"
(v) :
to cover an area or object with canvas