'EASEL' definitions:
Definition of 'easel'
(from WordNet)
noun
An upright tripod for displaying something (usually an artist's canvas)
Definition of 'Easel'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Synonyms of 'easel'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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
Acronyms for 'easel'
From: V.E.R.A.
- Emergent Algorithm Simulator and Evaluation Language
- Educator Access to Services in the Electronic Landscape (CORDIS)