Obsolete spelling of canvass

A type of coarse cloth, woven from hemp, useful for making sails and tents or as a surface for paintings. / A piece of canvas cloth stretched across a frame on which one may paint.

Obsolete spelling of canvass

(transitive) To cover (an area or object) with canvas.

(nautical) Having the sails unfurled; under sail. / Living in tents.

(figuratively) Something with no content, upon which one can easily impose or project one's point of view. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blank, canvas.

(business, management) A diagram mapping the benefits of a company's product or service to the needs and desires of a potential customer.