About The Word Easel
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Easel
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What's The Definition Of Easel?
[n] an upright tripod for displaying something (usually an artist's canvas)
Synonyms | Synonyms for Easel: Related Terms | Find terms related to Easel: air brush | art paper | brush | camera lucida | camera obscura | canvas | chalk | charcoal | crayon | drawing paper | drawing pencil | drier | fixative | ground | lay figure | maulstick | medium | paint | paintbrush | palette | palette knife | pastel | pencil | pigments | scratchboard | siccative | sketchbook | sketchpad | spatula | spray gun | stump | varnish See Also | tripod Easel In Webster's Dictionary \Ea"sel\, n. [D. ezel ass, donkey, hence, easel, or G.
esel; akin to E. ass. See {Ass}.]
A frame (commonly) of wood serving to hold a canvas upright,
or nearly upright, for the painter's convenience or for
exhibition.
{Easel picture}, {Easel piece}, a painting of moderate size
such as is made while resting on an easel, as
distinguished from a painting on a wall or ceiling.
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