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In that time, she’s watched people get married at the pond and seen artists set up their easels to paint the scene.
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Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 26 June 2025
Next to her easel lay a table with a second canvas, which demonstrators were able to sign.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2025
Back at the Metro station, Karina Mitchell set up her easel and finished an acrylic painting as Brown played his sax.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025
In some cases, the art set container transforms into a makeshift easel, which is perfect for those who don’t want to buy one separately.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 16 June 2025
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Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 26 June 2025
Next to her easel lay a table with a second canvas, which demonstrators were able to sign.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2025
Back at the Metro station, Karina Mitchell set up her easel and finished an acrylic painting as Brown played his sax.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025
In some cases, the art set container transforms into a makeshift easel, which is perfect for those who don’t want to buy one separately.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 16 June 2025
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“Easel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/easel. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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easel
noun
ea·sel
ˈē-zəl 
: a frame for supporting something (as an artist's canvas)
Etymology
from Dutch ezel "a frame to hold an artist's canvas," literally, "donkey"
Word Origin
An easel is a frame for holding up such things as an artist's painting or a chalkboard. In the 17th century the Dutch had become famous throughout Europe for their oil painting. Thus it was their word ezel, which they used to refer to this piece of equipment, that was borrowed into English around that time. This sense of ezel was an extension of the original meaning "donkey," probably because an easel, like a beast of burden, is used to hold things.
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