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easel

N ขาตั้ง กระดาน วาดรูป  ka-tang-kra-dan-wad-rub

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EASEL

n.The frame on which painters place their canvas. Easel-pieces, among painters, are the smaller pieces, either portraits or landscapes, which are painted on the easel, as distinguished from those which are drawn on walls, ceilings, etc.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

EASEL

Ea "sel, n. Etym: [D. ezel ass, donkey, hence, easel, or G. esel; akin to E. ass. See Ass. ]

 

Defn: 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.

 

EASELESS

EASELESS Ease "less, a.

 

Defn: Without ease. Donne.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

easel

ea sel |ˈēzəl ˈizəl | noun a self-supporting wooden frame for holding an artist's work while it is being painted or drawn. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Dutch ezel ass. The word horse is used in English in a similar way to denote a supporting frame.

 

Oxford Dictionary

easel

easel |ˈiːz (ə )l | noun a wooden frame for holding an artist's work while it is being painted or drawn. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Dutch ezel ass . The word horse is used in English in a similar way to denote a supporting frame.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

easel

ea sel /íːz (ə )l /名詞 C イーゼル, 画架 .