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easel (ē′zəl)

noun

an upright frame or tripod to hold an artist's canvas, a picture on display, etc.

Etymology: 17th c. < Du ezel (Ger esel), ass, ult. < L asellus, dim. of asinus, ass: for sense, cf. Fr chevalet, easel, lit., little horse & sawhorse

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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