canvas vs undress

canvas

verb
  • To cover (an area or object) with canvas. 

noun
  • A piece of canvas cloth stretched across a frame on which one may paint. 

  • A basis for creative work. 

  • A painting, or a picture on canvas. 

  • A mesh of loosely woven cotton strands or molded plastic to be decorated with needlepoint, cross-stitch, rug hooking, or other crafts. 

  • A type of coarse cloth, woven from hemp, useful for making sails and tents or as a surface for paintings. 

  • A tent. 

  • A rough draft or model of a song, air, or other literary or musical composition; especially one to show a poet the measure of the verses he is to make. 

  • A region on which graphics can be rendered. 

  • Athletic shoes. 

  • Sails in general. 

undress

verb
  • To take the dressing, or covering, from. 

  • To remove the clothing of (someone). 

  • To remove one's clothing. 

  • To remove one’s clothing. 

  • To strip of something. 

noun
  • Partial or informal dress for women, as worn in the home rather than in public. 

  • Informal clothing for men, as opposed to formal or ceremonial wear. 

  • Now more specifically, a state of having few or no clothes on. 

How often have the words canvas and undress occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )