ea·sel
noun/ˈiːzl/
/ˈiːzl/
- a wooden frame to hold a picture while it is being painted
enlarge image画架 Oxford Collocations DictionaryEasel is used before these nouns:- painting
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Dutch ezel ‘ass’. The word “horse” is used in English in a similar way to denote a supporting frame.