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cannabis
Greek · ancient
"hemp"
hemp, the plant whose coarse fiber was woven into heavy cloth
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canevas
Old French · medieval
"a coarse hemp fabric"
carried into French for the coarse hemp-woven fabric
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canvas
English · 1300s
"a heavy, coarse woven fabric"
settled as the English word for the heavy woven fabric used for sails and painting
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