canvas
noun
[ ˈkanvəs ]
• a strong, coarse unbleached cloth made from hemp, flax, or a similar yarn, used to make items such as sails and tents and as a surface for oil painting.
• "the painting is oil on canvas"
canvas
verb
• cover with canvas.
• "the door had been canvassed over"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old Northern French canevas, based on Latin cannabis ‘hemp’, from Greek.
