Easel \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.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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32 Moby Thesaurus words for "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
Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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Easel \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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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