Canvas: Definition and part of speech

Canvas

  1. a. Made of, pertaining to, or resembling, canvas or coarse cloth; as, a canvas tent.
  2. n. A strong cloth made of hemp, flax, or cotton; — used for tents, sails, etc.
  3. n. A coarse cloth so woven as to form regular meshes for working with the needle, as in tapestry, or worsted work.
  4. n. A piece of strong cloth of which the surface has been prepared to receive painting, commonly painting in oil.
  5. n. 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.
  6. n. 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.
  7. The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Canvasback: Definition and part of speech

Canvasback

  1. n. A Species of duck (Aythya vallisneria), esteemed for the delicacy of its flesh. It visits the United States in autumn; particularly Chesapeake Bay and adjoining waters; — so named from the markings of the plumage on its back.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Canticle: Definition and part of speech

Canticle

  1. n. A psalm, hymn, or passage from the Bible, arranged for chanting in church service.
  2. n. A song; esp. a little song or hymn.
  3. n. The Song of Songs or Song of Solomon, one of the books of the Old Testament.
  4. n. A canto or division of a poem

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.