Definitions for easelˈi zəl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ea•selˈi zəl(n.)
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, etc.
a frame, often with adjustable masks, used to hold photographic paper flat and control borders when printing enlargements.
Category: Photography
Origin of easel:
1625–35; < D ezel ass, easel (c. OE esel ass) < L asellus, dim. of asinusass1
ea′seled(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
easel(noun)
an upright tripod for displaying something (usually an artist's canvas)
Wiktionary
easel(Noun)
An upright frame, typically on three legs, for displaying or supporting something, such as an artistu2019s canvas.
Origin: 1596, from ezel, originally , from esel, from asinus; from the comparison of a donkey carrying a burden and putting a painting on a wooden stand.
Webster Dictionary
Easel(noun)
a frame (commonly) of wood serving to hold a canvas upright, or nearly upright, for the painter's convenience or for exhibition
Translations for easel
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
easel(noun)
a (hinged) stand for supporting a blackboard, an artist's picture etc.
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