easel

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch ezel (“donkey; easel”), from Middle Dutch esel (“donkey”), from Proto-West Germanic *asil, from Latin asellus (“young ass or small donkey”), diminutive of asinus (“ass, donkey”), ultimately from an unknown source in Asia Minor. Essentially, the stand that a painting is placed on is being likened to a donkey carrying a burden; compare horse (“a frame with legs used to support something”), as in clotheshorse and sawhorse. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈiː.z(ə)l/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈi.zəl/ Rhymes: -iːzəl Hyphenation: ea‧sel === Noun === easel (plural easels) An upright frame, typically on three legs, for displaying or supporting something, such as an artist's canvas. ==== Derived terms ==== bench easel easel painting easeled easellike ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== chevalet === Further reading === easel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Elsea, Lease, Seale, eales, easle, lease, seale