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Easel

/ˈiː.z(ə)l/

An upright frame, typically on three legs, for displaying or supporting something, such as an artist's canvas.

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An upright frame, typically on three legs, for displaying or supporting something, such as an artist's canvas.

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enlargernoun	Any device that makes something bigger, or makes it appear bigger.
tripodnoun	A three-legged stand or mount.
stretchernoun	A simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person.
canvasnoun	A type of coarse cloth, woven from hemp, useful for making sails and tents or as a surface for paintings.
framenoun	The structural elements of a building or other constructed object.
composing framenoun	(printing, dated) A stand for holding cases of type when in use.
desknoun	A table, frame, or case, in past centuries usually with a sloping top but now usually with a flat top, for the use of writers and readers. It often has a drawer or repository underneath.
bookstandnoun	A rack for holding books; a bookrack.
panelnoun	A group of people gathered to judge, interview, discuss etc. as on a television or radio broadcast for example.
esquissenoun	(art) The first sketch of a picture or model of a statue.
canvasboardnoun	A material consisting of canvas laminated onto a board, used for artworks.
flip chartnoun	A large pad, usually supported on a stand, used for (typically handwritten) presentations.
stand-upnoun	(uncountable) A performance of stand-up comedy; jokes delivered standing on a stage
subjectilenoun	(art) A substrate, material, or support upon which a painting or engraving is created.
displaynoun	(computing) An electronic screen that shows graphics or text.
lecternnoun	A similar stand to support a lecturer's notes.
standeenoun	A free-standing, rigid print (usually life-sized), for instance of a celebrity, often displayed for advertising and promotional purposes.
light tablenoun	A viewing device that illuminates what is placed on it, used for drawing frames of animation, for reviewing X-ray images, etc.
tablescapenoun	An artistic arrangement of articles on a table.
bookendnoun	A heavy object or moveable support placed at one or both ends of a row of books for the purpose of keeping them upright.