CANVAS

[noun] [U] - strong rough cloth made from cotton, hemp or jute, used for making tents, sails, bags or strong clothesHer shoes were made of canvas.Most of the soldiers carried canvas bags.A canvas is a piece of this cloth used by artists for painting on, usually with oil paints, or the painting itself.These two canvases by Hockney would sell for £500 000.See picture: Drawing and paintingI love sleeping under canvas (= in a tent).