easel

ea·sel  (zl) n. An upright frame for displaying or supporting something, such as an artist's canvas. [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 sometimes introduced into language when speakers use perceived similarities between two objects to name one of them.

easel

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easel

Noun

a frame on legs, used for supporting an artist's canvas, a display, or a blackboard [Dutch ezel 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

easel [ˈiːzl] n → chevalet m

easel [ˈiːzl] n → Staffelei f

easel [ˈiːzl] n → cavalletto

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easel

n easel [ˈiːzl]

a (hinged) stand for supporting a blackboard, an artist's picture etc. skildereselحـامِل لَوحـة رسّامстативstojanstaffelidie Staffeleiκαβαλέτοcaballetetugiraam, molbertسه پایه نقاشیmaalaustelinechevaletחֲצוּבָהचित्राधार, चित्रफलकslikarski stalak, štafelajfestőállványkuda-kudamálaratrönurcavalletto画架이젤molbertasmolbertskekudaschildersezelstaffelisztalugacavaleteşevaletпюпитр; мольбертstojanstojaloštafelajstaffliขาตั้งกระดานดำ; ขาตั้งภาพressam sehpası黑板架，畫架мольберт; дерев'яна підставкаنقاش کی تصویر یا تختہ سیاح کو سہارنے والا کھڑا ڈھانچاgiá vẽ黑板架，画架