[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
   1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster
see also:
ass easel picture easel piece 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

easel
     n : an upright tripod for displaying something usually an
         artist's canvas

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

32 moby thesaurus words for "easel":
   air brush, art paper, brush, camera lucida, camera obscura, canvas,
   chalk, charcoal, crayon, drawing paper, drawing pencil, drier,
   fixative, ground, lay figure, maulstick, medium, paint, paintbrush,
   palette, palette knife, pastel, pencil, pigments, scratchboard,
   siccative, sketchbook, sketchpad, spatula, spray gun, stump,
   varnish

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