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† canvaˈsado, -ˈzado Obs.
Also canuassado, canuazado, canvissado, canuisado, -zado, canvisado, -zado.
[Cf. canvass v., and canvass n. 2; but in sense 2, there was apparently confusion with camisado, which might easily arise from the corrupt forms cammassado, camnesado, on one side, and cammas, cammes, camwys, cannes, on the other.]
1. A sudden attack.
1581J. Bell Haddon's Answ. Osor. 381 That is wont to happen in a Canvizado or sodein skarmishe. 1593Bacchus Bounty in Harl. Misc. (1809) II. 264 Which coppernosed crue..assaulted with a fresh canuazado the citie of Vinosa. 1599Nashe Lent. Stuffe 51 Which had the worst end of the staffe in that sea iourney or canuazado.
2. A ‘night attack’, a camisado.
a1626Breton Pilgr. Paradise 19 (D.) And in the night their sodaine canuassados. 1605Z. Jones tr. De Loyer's Specters 57 Which came thus by night to give them the [can]vazado. a1618Raleigh Mahomet (1637) 79 The night following the Moores gave a Canvasado upon don Orpas. 1617J. Moore Mappe Mans Mortal. ii. v. 131 To giue the enemie a canvisado.
3. ? A kind of stroke in fencing: a counter-check direct.
1601Deacon & Walker Spirits & Dev. 312 The one of them proferring the canuizado, or counterchecke directly vnto the other. ― Answ. Darel To Rdr. 2 Giuing the Canuisado of late to her Maiesties high Commission. 1605Heywood Troubles Q. Eliz. Wks. 1874 I. 225 Holo, holo! thou hast giuen me the canvissado. |