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Easel

Easel Meaning & Definition
Easel Definition And Meaning

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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