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Canvas

/kˈænvəs/
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(noun) 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.

This world is but canvas to our imaginations.
Oil on canvas can never paint a petal so delicate.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The artist painted a beautiful landscape on a large white ____ today.

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