canvas vs twill

canvas

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

  • 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 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. 

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

twill

noun
  • A cloth or portion of cloth woven in such a pattern. 

  • A pattern, characterised by diagonal ridges, created by the regular interlacing of threads of the warp and weft during weaving. 

verb
  • To weave (cloth, etc.) so as to produce the appearance of diagonal lines or ribs on the surface. 

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