Canvas

What “Canvas” means

Noun

1. 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. A piece of such cloth stretched across a frame on which one may paint an artwork.
3. A mesh of loosely woven cotton strands or molded plastic to be decorated with needlepoint, cross-stitch, rug hooking, or other crafts.
4. A basis for creative work.
5. A region on which graphics can be rendered.

Verb

1. To cover (an area or object) with canvas.

Where the word comes from

From Middle English canevas, from Anglo-Norman, from Old Northern French canevas (compare Old French chanevas, chenevas) from a root derived from Latin cannabis, from Ancient Greek κάνναβις (kánnabis). Compare French canevas, resulting from a blend of the Old French and a Picard dialect word, itself from Old Northern French. Doublet of cannabis and hemp.

Business name ideas with “Canvas”

Industries where “Canvas” fits

We suggest this word for 5 business types and industries, including:

• Art Gallery
• Art Studio
• Graphic Design Studio
• Web Design Agency
• Art Dealers