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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Easel

/ēz'-əl/ · Ea·sel · IPA /ˈi.zəl/
01 n. A frame (commonly) of wood serving to hold a canvas upright, or nearly upright, for the painter's convenience or for exhibition.
  1. 1.
    A frame (commonly) of wood serving to hold a canvas upright, or nearly upright, for the painter's convenience or for exhibition.
Phrases & compounds
Easel picture — a painting of moderate size such as is made while resting on an easel, as distinguished from a painting on a wall or ceiling.