canvassyadj.

/ˈkanvəsi/

Forms: Also canvasy.

Etymology: < canvas n. + -y suffix¹.

Made of canvas, resembling canvas.

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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from flax, hemp, or jute > [adjective] > canvas

canvas1563

canvassy1892

1892 Dram. Opinions 13 Jan. 1/1 The scenery..does not come up to the Lyceum standard, being more palpably canvasy than usual.

1903 Westm. Gaz. 12 Feb. 4/2 That nice crisp softness in the way they hang peculiar to things canvassy.

1923 Blackwood's Mag. July 4/1 The material was quite loosely woven and canvassy.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	canvassy
释义	canvassyadj. /ˈkanvəsi/ Forms: Also canvasy. Etymology: < canvas n. + -y suffix¹. Made of canvas, resembling canvas. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from flax, hemp, or jute > [adjective] > canvas canvas1563 canvassy1892 1892 Dram. Opinions 13 Jan. 1/1 The scenery..does not come up to the Lyceum standard, being more palpably canvasy than usual. 1903 Westm. Gaz. 12 Feb. 4/2 That nice crisp softness in the way they hang peculiar to things canvassy. 1923 Blackwood's Mag. July 4/1 The material was quite loosely woven and canvassy. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.1892
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