Hypertext Webster Gateway: "easel"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
{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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
easel
n : an upright tripod for displaying something (usually an
artist's canvas)
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