Canvas

kan'vas, n. A coarse cloth of hemp or flax, for tents, sails, painting, etc. the sails of a ve el. [F. canevas, LL. can abaci us, canvas, L. cannabis, Gr. kannabis, Skr. can a. Per. kanab. hemp.] — Canr vas-back, n. (Ornith.) A species of sea-duck, named from the markings of plumage. — Can'va , v. [canva ed (-vast), -va ing.] To strain, examine thoroughly, discu , debate; to go through in the way of solicitation. — To solicit votes or interest. — n. Close inspection to know the state of: examination in the way of discu ion a solicitation or effort to obtain something. [Orig., to sift through canvas.] — Can'va er, n. One who solicits votes or subscriptions, or examines returns of votes. Canyon. See Canon. Canzone, Canzonet. _See under Cantata.