Canvasback
(Can"vas*back`) n. (Zoöl.) A Species of duck (Aythya vallisneria), esteemed for the delicacy
of its flesh. It visits the United States in autumn; particularly Chesapeake Bay and adjoining waters; — so
named from the markings of the plumage on its back.
Canvass
(Can"vass) v. t. [imp. & p. p. canvassed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Canvassing.] [OF. Canabasser
to examine curiously, to search or sift out; properly, to sift through canvas. See Canvas, n.]
1. To sift; to strain; to examine thoroughly; to scrutinize; as, to canvass the votes cast at an election; to
canvass a district with reference to its probable vote.
I have made careful search on all hands, and canvassed the matter with all possible diligence.
Woodward.
2. To examine by discussion; to debate.
An opinion that we are likely soon to canvass.
Sir W. Hamilton.
3. To go through, with personal solicitation or public addresses; as, to canvass a district for votes; to
canvass a city for subscriptions.
Canvass
(Can"vass), v. i. To search thoroughly; to engage in solicitation by traversing a district; as, to
canvass for subscriptions or for votes; to canvass for a book, a publisher, or in behalf of a charity; —
commonly followed by for.
Canvass
(Can"vass), n.
1. Close inspection; careful review for verification; as, a canvass of votes. Bacon.
2. Examination in the way of discussion or debate.
3. Search; exploration; solicitation; systematic effort to obtain votes, subscribers, etc.
No previous canvass was made for me.
Burke.
Canvasser
(Can"vass*er) n. One who canvasses.
Cany
(Can"y) a. [From Cane.] Of or pertaining to cane or canes; abounding with canes. Milton.
Canyon
(Can"yon) n. The English form of the Spanish word Cañon.
Canzone
(||Can*zo"ne) n. [It., a song, fr. L. cantio, fr. canere to sing. Cf. Chanson, Chant.] (Mus.)
(a) A song or air for one or more voices, of Provençal origin, resembling, though not strictly, the
madrigal. (b) An instrumental piece in the madrigal style.
Canzonet
(Can`zo*net") n. [It. canzonetta, dim. of canzone.] (Mus.) A short song, in one or more
parts.
Caoutchin
(Caout"chin) n. (Chem.) An inflammable, volatile, oily, liquid hydrocarbon, obtained by the
destructive distillation of caoutchouc.
Caoutchouc
(Caout"chouc) n. [F. caoutchouc, from the South American name.] A tenacious, elastic,
gummy substance obtained from the milky sap of several plants of tropical South America (esp. the
euphorbiaceous tree Siphonia elastica or Hevea caoutchouc), Asia, and Africa. Being impermeable
to liquids and gases, and not readly affected by exposure to air, acids, and alkalies, it is used, especially
when vulcanized, for many purposes in the arts and in manufactures. Also called India rubber (because
it was first brought from India, and was formerly used chiefly for erasing pencil marks) and gum elastic.
See Vulcanization.
