easel

ea·sel  (zl)

n.

An upright frame for displaying or supporting something, such as an artist's canvas.

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[Dutch ezel, ass, from Middle Dutch esel, from Latin asellus, diminutive of asinus.]

Word History: "A painter's ass" is not a phrase that immediately brings to mind an accessory to the artist's profession. But easel comes to us from the Dutch word ezel, meaning "ass, donkey." The Dutch word was eventually extended to mean "an upright frame for displaying or supporting something," in the same way that the English word horse has come to mean "a piece of gymnastic equipment with an upholstered body." Developments such as these illustrate the playfulness or wit that speakers often bring to language, here applying the name for one object to another with similar properties.

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easel [ˈiːz^əl]

n

(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) a frame, usually in the form of an upright tripod, used for supporting or displaying an artist's canvas, blackboard, etc.

[from Dutch ezel ass¹; related to Gothic asilus, German Esel, Latin asinus ass]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

easel - an upright tripod for displaying something (usually an artist's canvas) tripod - a three-legged rack used for support

Translations

easel [ˈiːzl] N → caballete m

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easel [ˈiːz^əl] n → chevalet m

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easel

n → Staffelei f

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easel [ˈiːzl] n → cavalletto

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easel [ˈiːzl] n → cavalletto

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easel

n easel [ˈiːzl]

a (hinged) stand for supporting a blackboard, an artist's picture etc. skilderesel حـامِل لَوحـة رسّام статив stojan staffeli die Staffelei καβαλέτο caballete tugiraam, molbert سه پایه نقاشی maalausteline chevalet חֲצוּבָה चित्राधार, चित्रफलक slikarski stalak, štafelaj festőállvány kuda-kuda málaratrönur cavalletto 画架 화가(畵架), 이젤 molbertas molberts kekuda schildersezel staffeli sztaluga cavalete şevalet пюпитр; мольберт stojan stojalo štafelaj staffli ขาตั้งกระดานดำ; ขาตั้งภาพ ressam sehpası 黑板架，畫架 мольберт; дерев'яна підставка نقاش کی تصویر یا تختہ سیاح کو سہارنے والا کھڑا ڈھانچا giá vẽ 黑板架，画架