Topic: MATERIAL, TEXTILES
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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Old North French |
| Origin: | canevas, from Latin cannabis 'hemp' |
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can‧vas
1 [uncountable]TIM strong cloth used to make bags, tents, shoes etc : 
a canvas bag
a canvas bag2 [countable]AVP a painting done with oil paints, or the piece of cloth it is painted on : The gallery has a canvas by Paul Cézanne. 'Four Women on a Bench', oil on canvas , 1991
The gallery has a canvas by Paul Cézanne.'Four Women on a Bench', oil on canvas , 19913 the whole of a situation, and not just a part of it : These questions must be considered on a broader canvas.
a broader/wider/larger canvas
These questions must be considered on a broader canvas.