Easel

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  • noun. An upright frame for displaying or supporting something, such as an artist's canvas.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A frame in the form of a tripod for supporting a blackboard, paper, or canvas in drawing and painting; also, a similar frame used as a rest for portfolios, large books, etc.
  • noun. A picture small enough to be placed on an easel for exhibition after completion.
  • Eastward.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A frame (commonly) of wood serving to hold a canvas upright, or nearly upright, for the painter's convenience or for exhibition.
  • noun. a painting of moderate size such as is made while resting on an easel, as distinguished from a painting on a wall or ceiling.
  • noun. undefined
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. An upright frame, typically on three legs, for displaying or supporting something, such as an artist’s canvas.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. an upright tripod for displaying something (usually an artist's canvas)
  • Word Usage
    "We freely admit that we take inspiration in easel mode from the metaphor of the TV and agree that people need a web appliance but by the same token we are still a webbook and work like one in laptop mode."