easel
ea·sel
noun \ˈē-zəl\Definition of EASEL
: a frame for supporting something (as an artist's canvas)
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Origin of EASEL
Dutch ezel, literally, ass, from Middle Dutch esel; akin to Old English esol ass; both from a prehistoric EGmc-WGmc word borrowed from Latin asinus ass
First Known Use: 1596
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