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canvas in Malay

kanvas

/ˈkæn.vəs/

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canvas in Malay: kanvas. In English, canvas means a type of coarse cloth, woven from hemp (traditionally) or from cotton and polyesters, useful for making sails, tents, and overcoats or as a surface for paintings.

Malay words for canvas

type of coarse cloth
kanvas

English meaning of canvas

  1. noun A type of coarse cloth, woven from hemp (traditionally) or from cotton and polyesters, useful for making sails, tents, and overcoats or as a surface for paintings.
  2. noun A piece of such cloth stretched across a frame on which one may paint an artwork.
  3. noun A mesh of loosely woven cotton strands or molded plastic to be decorated with needlepoint, cross-stitch, rug hooking, or other crafts.
  4. noun A basis for creative work.

Full definition of canvas

canvas in a sentence

  • She is painting a moonlight scene on the canvas.
  • The author takes rural midwestern life as a canvas for a series of tightly woven character studies
  • He spent the night under canvas.

canvas in other languages

Questions about canvas in Malay

What is the meaning of canvas in Malay?
Canvas in Malay is kanvas.
Apakah maksud canvas dalam bahasa Melayu?
Canvas: kanvas.
What does canvas mean in English?
Canvas means a type of coarse cloth, woven from hemp (traditionally) or from cotton and polyesters, useful for making sails, tents, and overcoats or as a surface for paintings.

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