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easel

/ˈizəl/EE-zuhl
/ˈizəl/EE-zuhl

Meaningan ass

Common meaning: a stand that holds a painting

Journey through time

  1. Dutchezel‘an ass, a donkey’source
  2. Early English spellingEaselsource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsan ass, a donkey → a stand that holds a paintingeasel‘a stand that holds a painting’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Dutch ezel ‘an ass’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry EASEL, p. 184 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • ezel Dutch “an ass”

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