easel
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3.3
- noun
- /ˈiːzəl/
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caballete
- The artist set up her easel to start painting the beautiful landscape.
- easel painting
- easel picture
- legs of the easel
And when we walk in there, in the center of this massive kind of barn studio space is an easel with a painting taped up with painters tape on it.
- And when we walk in there, in the center of this massive kind of barn studio space is an easel with a painting taped up with painters tape on it.
- He was merely a man with an easel, brush, and a steady hand working deliberately carving light out of paint.
- You're going to see the amazing easel display.
Examples
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There was only one canvas on an easel in the center of the studio.
Fiction book (1998) -
He drags himself to his easel and paints in spite of all.
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Could I bring my easel to your apartment?
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Try to put it on your easel and let's talk about it.
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Did you look at the new painting on my easel?
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We saw her take her painting off the easel and put another canvas on it.
Fiction book (1994) -
Samantha, could you please put Exhibit Two on the easel?
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In the far corner of the room was an easel folded and leaning against a window.
Fiction book (1993) -
In the middle of the room was a low-slung plywood easel connected to a plywood platform.
Fiction book (1994) -
And I shall set up my easel in the plaza and I shall peddle my watercolors, and sketch tourists.
Synonyms
How Complex
- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Easel comes from the Dutch word ezel, which means 'donkey', because the stand carries a painting like a donkey carries a load. So an easel is like a little donkey that holds your canvas while you paint.