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easel

ea·sel [ z'l ] (plural ea·sels)


noun 
Definition:
 
support for an artist's canvas or blackboard: a freestanding upright support for a painter's canvas or a blackboard, usually made of wood and having movable clamps

[Late 16th century. Via Dutch ezel "donkey" < Latin asinus]
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