Definitions for easel
ˈi zəleasel

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. easel(noun)

   an upright tripod for displaying something (usually an artist's canvas)

Wiktionary(4.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. easel(Noun)

   An upright frame, typically on three legs, for displaying or supporting something, such as an artist's 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.

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1. Easel(noun)

   a frame (commonly) of wood serving to hold a canvas upright, or nearly upright, for the painter's convenience or for exhibition

Origin: [D. ezel ass, donkey, hence, easel, or G. esel; akin to E. ass. See Ass.]

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1. Easel

   An easel is an upright support used for displaying and/or fixing something resting upon it. In the darkroom an easel is used to keep the photographic paper in flat or upright position to the enlarger.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Easel

   ēz′l, n. the frame on which painters support their pictures while painting. [Dut. ezel, or Ger. esel, an ass.]

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1. lease

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of easel in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of easel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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