a strong cloth made of hemp, flax, or cotton; -- used for tents, sails, etc.-a coarse cloth so woven as to form regular meshes for working with the needle, as in tapestry, or worsted work.-a piece of strong cloth of which the surface has been prepared to receive painting, commonly painting in oil.-something for which canvas is used: (a) a sail, or a collection of sails. (b) a tent, or a collection of tents. (c) a painting, or a picture on canvas.-a rough draft or model of a song, air, or other literary or musical composition; esp. one to show a poet the measure of the verses he is to make.-made of, pertaining to, or resembling, canvas or coarse cloth; as, a canvas tent.