canvass, n.
(canvasses)
(canvasses)
a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
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canvas canvass
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the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete
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canvas canvass
sample sentences
"the boxer picked himself up off the canvas"
an oil painting on canvas fabric
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canvas canvass
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a tent made of canvas fabric
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canvas canvas tent canvass
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a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
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canvas canvass sail sheet
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balloon sail
crossjack, mizzen course
fore-and-aft sail
foresail
headsail
mainsail
main-topsail
press of sail, press of canvas
royal
save-all
skysail
square sail
topgallant, topgallant sail
topsail
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an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people
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canvass opinion poll poll public opinion poll
the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account
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canvas canvass
sample sentences
"the crowded canvas of history""the movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound"
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