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canvas

[kan-vuhs] / ˈkæn vəs /


NOUN
painting on coarse material
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A maid of honor to the queen passes the time with canvas work.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Dubois set up a knockdown with a sharp double jab followed by a left hook, sending Harper to the canvas.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Dick’s aim is to capture the glories of the region on canvas, but he also falls for Doris Owen, his host’s daughter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

“Sinners” is a meditation on how the past’s crimes and terrors bleed into the present, rendered by a Black artist using a popular genre, horror, as half of his canvas.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2026

The canvas flaps in the back of the truck opened to reveal Luc.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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