2. Noun. (plural of canvass) ¹
3. Verb. (third-person singular of canvas) ¹
4. Verb. (third-person singular of canvass) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Canvasses
1. canvass [v] - See also: canvass
Lexicographical Neighbors of Canvasses
Literary usage of Canvasses
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Lives of the Lord Chancellors and Keepers of the Great Seal of England by John Campbell Campbell (1847)
"He canvasses for business. Professional etiquette at the English bar. About the
means he used to procure employment he seems to have been by no means ..."
2. The Writings and Speeches of Grover Cleveland by Grover Cleveland (1892)
"SPEECHES IN POLITICAL Canvasses. I. Serenade Speech from Balcony of Buffalo
Democratic Club upon his Nomination for Governor, September 22, 1882. ..."
3. Life of John, Lord Campbell, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain by John Campbell Campbell (1881)
"The King,s Refusal to let Brougham have a Silk Gown—Parliamentary Prospects—Canvasses
Stafford for the next General Election—Dissolution of Parliament in ..."
4. Life of Schuyler Colfax by Ovando James Hollister (1886)
"Canvasses INDIANA.—His RETIREMENT ANNOUNCED.—RESPONSE.—CHRISTMAS-TIDE. —ATTACK
OF VERTIGO IN THE SENATE, SOLICITUDE OF THE COUNTRY. ..."
5. Co-operative Credit for the United States by Henry William Wolff (1917)
"It does not however set much store by this and in preference canvasses for the
formation of Raiffeisen societies. The Saxon society grants mortgages up to ..."
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