What does easel mean?
Definitions for easel
ˈi zəleasel
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Princeton's WordNet
easelnoun
an upright tripod for displaying something (usually an artist's canvas)
Wiktionary
easelnoun
An upright frame, typically on three legs, for displaying or supporting something, such as an artist's canvas.
Etymology: 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
Easelnoun
a frame (commonly) of wood serving to hold a canvas upright, or nearly upright, for the painter's convenience or for exhibition
Etymology: [D. ezel ass, donkey, hence, easel, or G. esel; akin to E. ass. See Ass.]
Freebase
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
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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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of easel in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of easel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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- حاملArabic
- стативBulgarian
- cavalletCatalan, Valencian
- podstavecCzech
- staffeliDanish
- StaffeleiGerman
- καβαλέτοGreek
- caballete, atrilSpanish
- خرکPersian
- fläppitaulu, maalaustelineFinnish
- chevaletFrench
- cabaleteGalician
- festőállványHungarian
- trestoIdo
- treppiedi, cavallettoItalian
- 画架, イーゼルJapanese
- 화가Korean
- margh skrifaCornish
- molbertasLithuanian
- molbertsLatvian
- schildersezel, ezelDutch
- staffeliNorwegian Nynorsk
- staffeliNorwegian
- sztalugaPolish
- cavaletePortuguese
- șevaletRomanian
- мольберт, подставкаRussian
- staffliSwedish
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