— easeled , adj.
/ee"zeuhl/ , n.
1. a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
2. Also called masking frame . Photog. a frame, often with adjustable masks, used to hold photographic paper flat and control borders when printing enlargements.
[ 1625-35; ezel ass, easel (c. G Esel, OE esel ass) asilus, for L asellus, dim. of asinus ASS 1 ]