Obs. Also canuassado, canuazado, canvissado, canuisado, -zado, canvisado, -zado. [Cf. CANVASS v., and CANVASS sb. 2; but in sense 2, there was apparently confusion with CAMISADO, which might easily arise from the corrupt forms cammassado, camnesado, on one side, and cammas, cammes, camwys, cannes, on the other.]
1. A sudden attack.
1581. J. Bell, Haddon’s Answ. Osor., 381. That is wont to happen in a Canvizado or sodein skarmishe.
1593. Bacchus Bounty, in Harl. Misc. (1809), II. 264. Which coppernosed crue … assaulted with a fresh canuazado the citie of Vinosa.
1599. Nashe, Lent. Stuffe, 51. Which had the worst end of the staffe in that sea iourney or canuazado.
2. A ‘night attack,’ a CAMISADO.
a. 1626. Breton, Pilgr. Paradise, 19 (D.). And in the night their sodaine canuassados.
1605. Z. Jones, trans. De Loyer’s Specters, 57. Which came thus by night to give them the Canvazado.
a. 1618. Raleigh, Mahomet (1637), 79. The night following the Moores gave a Canvasado upon don Orpas.
1617. J. Moore, Mappe Mans Mort., II. v. 131. To giue the enemie a canvisado.
3. ? A kind of stroke in fencing: a countercheck direct.
1601. Deacon & Walker, Spirits & Divels, 312. The one of them proferring the canuizado, or counterchecke directly vnto the other. Ibid., Answ. Darel, To Rdr. 2. Giuing the Canuisado of late to her Maiesties high Commission.
1605. Heywood, Troubles Q. Eliz., Wks. 1874, I. 225. Holo, holo! thou hast giuen me the canvissado.
