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The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea
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canvas. 1. A cloth properly woven from
hemp, the word deriving from
kannabis, the Greek word for hemp. In the days of the
square-rigger it was used in
sailors' dress and is still occasionally used at sea, mainly for
awnings and coverings. Before the days of synthetic fibre, sails were also made from it and a ship's sail was generically known as its canvas. It is numbered according to the thickness and weave, the lowest number being the coarsest and strongest.
2. It is also a synonym for a ship being under sail, it being said to be
under canvas. See also
tarpaulin.
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Canvas coterie. (growing appeal of canvas shoes)
Magazine article from: Footwear News; 8/3/1992; ; 700+ words
; ...shopping lists these days. Mass producers of canvas sneakers may be gobbling a large slice of the canvas pie, but big-name designers are carving...footsteps of fashion leaders, rubber-bottomed canvas shoes for spring '93 include lace-up versions...
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Canvas attributes, Part 1: points to consider when selecting digital inkjet canvas.
Magazine article from: Wide-Format Imaging; 9/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...most visually appealing canvas prints, is to test several different canvases for color gamut, Dmax...competitor who uses a canvas with superior resolution. It should be noted that canvases with excessive texture...peaks and valleys in the canvas texture can cause ink...
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Canvas Attributes Part II.
Magazine article from: Wide-Format Imaging; 10/1/2006; 700+ words
; ...two most common fine art canvas options are 100 percent cotton canvases and poly/cotton blend canvases...canvases (or "poly/cotton canvases") have become the most widely used canvas base. Poly/cotton canvases are of not inferior in print...
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Canvas attributes, Part II: in part two of this article we will focus on test different products and different brands when selecting digital inkjet canvas.
Magazine article from: Wide-Format Imaging; 10/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...two most common fine art canvas options are 100 percent cotton canvases and poly/cotton blend canvases...canvases (or "poly/cotton canvases") have become the most widely used canvas base. Poly/cotton canvases are of not inferior in print...
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Canvas 8: all-in-one graphics app has important new features. (Reviews).
Magazine article from: Macworld; 4/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; Canvas, from Deneba, brings together drawing...applications in one package. The latest version, Canvas 8, has an improved tool set, new scripting...improvements, and it's Carbonized for OS X. Canvas is a good tool for some graphic designers...
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Canvas editions infuse art sales: prints on canvas, particularly giclees, are a hot commodity for dealers and collectors. (Special Report).
Magazine article from: Art Business News; 3/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...framed without glass. Canvas has an elegance and stature...prints." Giclees on canvas account for about two...We are doing more canvases than paper," noted...vibrancy in the giclee canvases," she said. "Basically...computer and output it on canvas. There is no film...
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CANVAS ENTERS MAINSTREAM CLOSET STORAGE.
Magazine article from: HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network; 9/15/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...YORK-Closet storage is going soft. Canvas closet organization products have grown...Rubbermaid, noted that like many trends, canvas started in the furniture and high-end...and the mainstream. You see a lot of canvas [closet storage items] in Lowe's...
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Canvas On Demand Sends Photo Albums to the Wall.
PR Newswire; 2/15/2006; 678 words
; ...important athletic win, Canvas On Demand has the perfect collage choices." From the Canvas On Demand home page (http...yourself? View examples of canvases and read testimonials from real customers at the Canvas on Demand Web site, http...
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Canvas transfers: offer an affordable alternative: art buyers are often impressed by canvas transfers, which offer the look of an original painting at a fraction of an original's price.
Magazine article from: Art Business News; 12/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...the look of an original by transferring it onto canvas. Because the look of canvas transfers often suggests the look of an original...attention of art buyers and sellers everywhere. "Canvas transfers have been extremely popular for us...
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Canvas Systems Offers Asset Recovery Services for Information Technology Equipment; Assets Donated to Local Charities to Teach Computer Skills.
Business Wire; 1/10/2005; 700+ words
; NORCROSS, Ga. -- Canvas Systems, a leading global provider of...the ground without proper handling. Canvas' new asset recovery and disposal services...vice president and co-founder of Canvas Systems. "When it comes time to remove...
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SIC 2394 Canvas and Related Products
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries
SIC 2394 CANVAS AND RELATED PRODUCTS This category covers...Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing canvas bags are classified under SIC 2393: Textile Bags. NAICS Code(s) 314912 (Canvas and Related Product Mills) In the early 2000s...
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canvas
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Art
canvas. A woven cloth used as a support for painting. The best-quality canvas is made of linen; other materials used are cotton...so familiar a material that the word ‘canvas’ has become almost a synonym for an oil...
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shaped canvas
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists
shaped canvas. A term that began to be used in the 1960s...and so on. The phrase ‘shaped canvas’, however, usually alludes...x2018;inventor’ of the shaped canvas in this sense, but its most prominent...
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canvas board
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Art
canvas board. Sheet of cardboard or pasteboard covered with sized and primed cloth, usually cotton. It was first made commercially in the 1870s and is now chiefly used by amateurs as a cheap substitute for canvas. See also academy board .
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Canvas
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms
Canvas paintings collectively; sails collectively; tents collectively; also used figuratively to mean ‘ a wide range, a large expanse. ’ Example: canvas of fancy, 1822.
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