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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ea•sel /ˈizəl/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, etc.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ea•sel (ē′zəl),USA pronunciation n. - a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- PhotographyAlso called masking frame. a frame, often with adjustable masks, used to hold photographic paper flat and control borders when printing enlargements.
- Vulgar Latin *asilus, for Latin asellus, diminutive of asinus ass1
- Dutch ezel ass, easel (cognate with German Esel, Old English esel ass)
- 1625–35
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: easel /ˈiːzəl/ n - a frame, usually in the form of an upright tripod, used for supporting or displaying an artist's canvas, blackboard, etc
Etymology: 17th Century: from Dutch ezel ass1; related to Gothic asilus, German Esel, Latin asinus ass |