easel
/ˈiːzl/noun
उच्चारण ईज़ल
चित्रफलक, ईज़ल
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a wooden frame to hold a picture while it is being painted
चित्रफलक, ईज़ल
- The artist set up her easel.
- Radhika placed a fresh canvas on the easel and began to paint the sunrise.
- The art student carried her easel to the riverbank.
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- A half-finished portrait stood on the easel.
- He folded the easel and put it in the car.
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on an easel
A picture is placed on an easel, not in or at it.
चित्र easel 'पर' रखा जाता है, उसमें या उस पर 'at' नहीं।
- The unfinished painting stood on an easel by the window.
- Radhika set her canvas on the easel.
at an easel
An artist stands or sits at an easel while painting.
चित्रकार चित्र बनाते समय easel 'पर' (at an easel) खड़ा या बैठा होता है।
- He spent the whole morning at his easel.
easel (countable)
Easel is a countable noun and needs an article or a plural form.
'Easel' countable noun है और उसके साथ article या plural रूप चाहिए।
- The art room has twenty easels.
easel for + purpose
An easel can also hold a board or a chart in a classroom.
Easel कक्षा में बोर्ड या चार्ट रखने के काम भी आ सकता है।
- The teacher put the chart on an easel for the whole class to see.
easel vs stand
An easel holds a painting or board upright at an angle. A stand is a general word for any support.
Easel चित्र या बोर्ड को खड़ा करके तिरछा रखता है। Stand किसी भी सहारे के लिए सामान्य शब्द है।
- The artist put the board on an easel, not on an ordinary stand.
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verb + easel
set upput onstand atwork atfold
- She set up her easel in the garden.
adjective + easel
woodenfoldingportabletabletopsturdy
- A portable easel is easy to carry.
easel + noun
paintingstandpadboardframe
- He bought an easel pad for the workshop.
on / at the easel
canvas on the easelpainter at the easelsketch on the easel
- The painter at the easel did not look up.
easel + preposition
on an easelat an easelbeside an easelin front of an easel
- The painter stood in front of his easel for hours.
verb + canvas on easel
placefixcliptilt
- She fixed the canvas firmly on the easel before painting.
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- The art teacher placed a fresh canvas on the easel.
कला अध्यापिका ने easel पर एक नया कैनवास रखा।
- Radhika spent the afternoon at her easel painting a landscape.
राधिका ने दोपहर अपने easel पर प्राकृतिक दृश्य बनाते हुए बिताई।
- The old painter folded his easel and walked home.
बूढ़े चित्रकार ने अपना easel मोड़ा और घर की ओर चल पड़ा।
- The school bought ten new wooden easels for the art club.
विद्यालय ने कला क्लब के लिए दस नए लकड़ी के easels खरीदे।
- A chart on an easel helped explain the water cycle.
Easel पर रखे चार्ट से जल-चक्र समझाने में मदद मिली।
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✗ The picture was kept in the easel.
✓ The picture was kept on the easel.
A picture rests on an easel, not in it.
चित्र easel 'पर' रखा जाता है, उसके 'अंदर' नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words all name supports for pictures or boards.
ये शब्द चित्रों या बोर्डों को टिकाने वाले सहारों के नाम हैं।
A frame with legs that holds a canvas upright for painting.
पैरों वाला ढाँचा जो चित्र बनाते समय कैनवास को खड़ा रखता है।
- The canvas stood on an easel.
A three-legged stand, mostly for a camera.
तीन पैरों वाला स्टैंड, मुख्यतः कैमरे के लिए।
- He put the camera on a tripod.
The border that surrounds and holds a picture.
चित्र को घेरने और थामने वाला किनारा।
- She bought a frame for the photograph.
AaSpelling
ea·sel
?Which word?
Keep the art-tool words together: easel (a stand for a painting), canvas (strong cloth used for painting on), palette (a board for mixing colours; also a range of colours), brush, sketchbook.
कला-उपकरणों के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: easel (चित्र के लिए स्टैंड), canvas (चित्र बनाने का मज़बूत कपड़ा), palette (रंग मिलाने की पट्टी; रंगों की श्रेणी भी), brush, sketchbook।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Raja Ravi Varma was a famous Indian painter known for oil paintings of Indian themes; Amrita Sher-Gil is another celebrated Indian artist.
राजा रवि वर्मा भारतीय विषयों पर तैल-चित्रों के लिए प्रसिद्ध भारतीय चित्रकार थे; अमृता शेरगिल एक अन्य प्रसिद्ध भारतीय कलाकार हैं।