easel
An easel is a wooden or metal frame that stands on three legs. It is used to hold a canvas or a board while an artist is painting or drawing on it.
Exemplos
3 de 5I put my new paper on the easel to start my painting.
I put my new paper on the easel to start my painting.
The museum uses a large wooden easel to show the sign.
The museum uses a large wooden easel to show the sign.
Grab your easel and let's go paint in the garden!
Grab your easel and let's go paint in the garden!
Família de palavras
Dica de memorização
Think of the word 'EASY'. It is EASY to paint when you have an EASEL to hold your paper.
Quiz rápido
The artist placed her canvas on the ______ before she started to paint.
Correto!
A resposta correta é: easel
Exemplos
I put my new paper on the easel to start my painting.
everydayI put my new paper on the easel to start my painting.
The museum uses a large wooden easel to show the sign.
formalThe museum uses a large wooden easel to show the sign.
Grab your easel and let's go paint in the garden!
informalGrab your easel and let's go paint in the garden!
Art students must learn how to set up the wooden easel correctly.
academicArt students must learn how to set up the wooden easel correctly.
We need an easel to hold the big chart during the meeting.
businessWe need an easel to hold the big chart during the meeting.
Família de palavras
Colocações comuns
Frases Comuns
on the easel
currently being painted or worked on
folding easel
an easel that can be closed for carrying
field easel
a portable easel for painting outdoors
Frequentemente confundido com
An easel is a stand for art, while a weasel is a small, thin animal.
An easel is used for painting, but diesel is a type of fuel for engines.
Notas de uso
Use this word when talking about the physical stand that holds art. It is a countable noun, so you can have one easel or two easels.
Erros comuns
Learners sometimes spell it as 'easle'. Remember to use 'on the easel' when saying where the painting is placed.
Dica de memorização
Think of the word 'EASY'. It is EASY to paint when you have an EASEL to hold your paper.
Origem da palavra
From the Dutch word 'ezel', which means 'donkey', because the stand carries the painting like a donkey carries a load.
Padrões gramaticais
Contexto cultural
The portable easel allowed famous Impressionist artists to paint outside in nature instead of staying in a dark studio.
Quiz rápido
The artist placed her canvas on the ______ before she started to paint.
Correto!
A resposta correta é: easel
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