canvas
can.vas also can.vass \'kan-v*s\ n [ME canevas, fr. ONF, fr. (assumed) VL
cannabaceus hempen, fr. L often attrib Xcannabis hemp - more at CANNABIS
1: a firm closely woven cloth usu. of linen, hemp, or cotton used for cloth
ing and sails 2: a set of sails : SAIL 3: a piece of canvas used for a
particular purpose 4: a military or camping tent or a group of tents 5: a
cloth surface prepared to receive an oil painting; also : the painting on
such a surface 6: a coarse cloth so woven as to form regular meshes for
working with the n eedle 7: the floor of a boxing or wrestling ring