canvas

Meaning

1. (neuter, no-diminutive) canvas, sail
2. (neuter, no-diminutive) canvas, fabric used for painting

Concepts

canvas

coarse material

Synonyms

linnen

stramien

doek

schildersdoek

schilderslinnen

Translations

Stramin

Kanevas

toile

tela

canovaccio

Leinen

lona

Leinwand

canevas

tela

lona

lienzo

tela

cañamazo

esterilla

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɑn.vɑs/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: canevas

In summary

From Middle Dutch canevas, from Old Northern French canevas, from Latin cannabis, from Ancient Greek κάνναβις (kánnabis). The spelling was lated influenced by English canvas.

Sentences

Ze hebben een groot canvas opgehangen in hun living .

They have a large canvas hanging in their living room.

Tegen hun muur hing een canvas van een panoramafoto van hun favoriete safaripark.

Against their wall hung a canvas of a panoramic photo of their favorite safari park.