canvassy, a.
(ˈkænvəsɪ)
Also canvasy.
[f. canvas n. + -y1.]
Made of canvas, resembling canvas.
| 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 Blackw. Mag. July 4/1 The material was quite loosely woven and canvassy. |