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noun

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1. A type of coarse cloth, woven from hemp, useful for making sails and tents or as a surface for paintings.

2. A piece of canvas cloth stretched across a frame on which one may paint.

3. A basis for creative work.

   Example: The author takes rural midwestern life as a canvas for a series of tightly woven character studies.

4. A region on which graphics can be rendered.