canvas

a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel

a tent made of canvas fabric

a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)

an oil painting on canvas fabric

the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account

“the crowded canvas of history”

the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete

“the boxer picked himself up off the canvas”

cover with canvas

“She canvassed the walls of her living room so as to conceal the ugly cracks”