Definition of easel
: a frame for supporting something (such as an artist's canvas)
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Recent Examples of easel from the Web
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Half an hour later, a bluebird painting on an easel appeared.
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The poster lies near a theatrical red curtain, beyond which stands an empty canvas on an easel.
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Cannon herself will be in the gallery every Friday afternoon from 1 to 3 p.m. painting at an easel in a corner and greeting visitors.
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To start one of her big cartoon-style paintings, Emily Fromm first clears off the kitchen counter to serve as her easel.
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Through her looks, Beyoncé is showing us that women are complex and transformative; and more that can be confined to an art easel.
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It was announced on Twitter and also proclaimed in the forecourt of Buckingham Palace with a framed notice perched on a golden easel.
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Although royal births are now announced on social media, the tradition of announcing the birth outside of Buckingham Palace on an ornate golden easel still remains.
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Each group had a facilitator who kept the conversation on track and took notes on big pads of butcher paper on tall easels.
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EASEL Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of easel for English Language Learners
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: a frame for supporting an artist's painting
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Definition of easel for Students
: a frame for supporting an artist's painting
History for easel
Our word easel is borrowed from the Dutch word ezel, which means literally “donkey.” A donkey is used for carrying loads, and an artist's easel, like an obedient animal, does the work of supporting an artist's canvas. If this comparison seems at all odd, we should recall that horse in English is used in a similar way, as in the compound sawhorse, a frame that supports wood for cutting.
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