[ea.sel] n [D ezel, lit., ass, fr. MD esel; akin to OE esol ass; both fr. a prehistoric EGmc-WGmc word borrowed fr. L asinus ass] (1596): a frame for supporting something (as an artist's canvas)
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Meaning of EASEL in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012