Easel
WordNet
noun
(1) An upright tripod for displaying something (usually an artist's canvas)
WiktionaryText
Etymology
1596, from , originally , from , from ; from the comparison of a donkey carrying a burden and putting a painting on a wooden stand.
Noun
- An upright frame, typically on three legs, for displaying or supporting something, such as an artist’s canvas.
- 1991, Paul Chadwick, Concrete: American Christmas, Dark Horse Books
- Three sons … three! And not one sees fit to throw in with the old man. No … we have an easel painter, a stuntman, and a … a …
- 1991, Paul Chadwick, Concrete: American Christmas, Dark Horse Books