canvas covering (noun)

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• canvas — noun (plural canvases or canvasses) 1》 a strong, coarse unbleached cloth used to make sails, tents, etc. and as a surface for oil painting.     ↘a piece of canvas prepared for use as the surface for an oil painting.     ↘(the canvas) the floor of …   English new terms dictionary

• canvas — ► NOUN (pl. canvases or canvasses) 1) a strong, coarse unbleached cloth used to make sails, tents, etc. 2) a piece of canvas prepared for use as the surface for an oil painting. 3) (the canvas) the floor of a boxing or wrestling ring, having a… …   English terms dictionary

• big top — noun a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance he was afraid of a fire in the circus tent they had the big top up in less than an hour • Syn: ↑circus tent, ↑round top, ↑top • Hypernyms: ↑canvas tent, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• chafing gear — noun covering (usually rope or canvas) of a line or spar to protect it from friction • Hypernyms: ↑covering * * * noun : a usually rope or canvas covering placed on a line or spar to protect it from chafe …   Useful english dictionary

• deck — noun 1》 a floor of a ship, especially the upper, open level.     ↘a floor or platform, as in a bus or car park.     ↘(the deck) informal the ground or floor: there was a big thud when I hit the deck. 2》 a component or unit in sound reproduction… …   English new terms dictionary

• shin guard — noun a stiff protective garment worn by hockey players or a catcher in baseball to protect the shins • Syn: ↑shinpad • Hypernyms: ↑protective garment * * * noun : a protective covering for the shin that is usually of stiffened canvas or leather… …   Useful english dictionary

• floorcloth — noun (plural floorcloths) Date: 1746 a usually decorated heavy cloth (as of canvas) used for a floor covering …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• linoleum — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Latin linum flax + oleum oil more at oil Date: 1878 1. a floor covering made by laying on a burlap or canvas backing a mixture of solidified linseed oil with gums, cork dust or wood flour or both, and… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• linoleum — noun An inexpensive waterproof covering used especially for floors, made from solidified linseed oil over a burlap or canvas backing, or from its modern replacement, polyvinyl chloride. Syn: lino …   Wiktionary

• bender — noun 1》 a drinking bout. 2》 Brit. a shelter made by covering a framework of bent branches with canvas. 3》 Brit. informal, derogatory a male homosexual …   English new terms dictionary

• bonnet — noun 1》 a woman s or child s hat tied under the chin and with a brim framing the face. 2》 a soft brimless hat like a beret, worn by men and boys in Scotland.     ↘Heraldry the velvet cap within a coronet. 3》 (also war bonnet) the ceremonial… …   English new terms dictionary