Synonyms for easel

Grammar : Noun

Spell : ee-zuh l

Phonetic Transcription : ˈi zəl

Définition of easel

Origin : 1590s, from Dutch ezel "easel," originally "ass," from Middle Dutch esel, from Latin asinus "ass" (see ass (n.1)); the comparison being of loading a burden on a donkey and propping up a painting or canvas on a wooden stand (cf. sawhorse).

noun stand

Example sentences :

She left the easel in disgust and refused to touch it again for a week.
Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower

Her easel was there, and her half-rubbed out drawing—No, that was not her drawing.
Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit

She asked to see it, and I wheeled out the easel and threw the drapery back.
Extract from : « The Greater Inclination » by Edith Wharton

I'm afraid my scruples vanished when I got him before my easel.
Extract from : « The Greater Inclination » by Edith Wharton

And it was there, 'on the easel,' that 'The Dead Child' at last made its appearance.
Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola

Through the half-open doorway she saw a girl standing before an easel.
Extract from : « Audrey Craven » by May Sinclair

He would have fits of work, when nothing would induce him to stir from the easel.
Extract from : « Audrey Craven » by May Sinclair

She felt no personal interest in the answer, but she got up and went to the easel.
Extract from : « Audrey Craven » by May Sinclair

Goes to the easel, puts a color on it, and steps back on the other side.
Extract from : « Erdgeist (Earth-Spirit) » by Frank Wedekind

Place my easel here, under the trees; spread that rug for yourself to lie on.
Extract from : « Lord Kilgobbin » by Charles Lever

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