Canvas

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NOUN

a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)

an oil painting on canvas fabric

the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account

a tent made of canvas fabric

a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel

the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete

VERB

cover with canvas

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