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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