picture frame

Wall-hung photo border

A picture frame is a rigid border, typically of wood, metal, or plastic, that surrounds and displays a photograph, painting, or other flat artwork.

Frames protect the image and provide a finished edge that separates art from wall.

She picked out a simple black picture frame for the print.

The verb phrase means to enclose in such a border: I need to picture frame these photos from the trip.

structure

molding

Decorative architectural edging

mount · rabbet · liner · fillet · stretcher · beading · gilding · trim · profile · casing

contents

photograph

Image from a camera

print · diploma · certificate · poster · artwork · painting · watercolor · sketch · drawing · pressed flowers

display

hang

Suspend from above

  • wallVertical enclosing structure
  • mantelDecorative hearth shelf
  • shelfHorizontal storage surface

arrangement · grouping · gallery wall · focal point · lighting · illumination · shadowbox · tabletop · triptych · diptych

memories

keepsake

Item preserved for sentiment

wedding · anniversary · family · childhood · graduation · memorial · tribute · heritage · remembrance · milestone

style

baroque

Excessively ornate or elaborate

modern · minimalist · rustic · distressed · farmhouse · shabby chic · art deco · Victorian · colonial · Scandinavian

Categories
Opposites
container vs. content

picture framepicture

Visual depiction of something

image · photograph · painting · artwork · print

boundary vs. unbounded

picture frameframeless

Having no enclosing edge

unframed · mural · wall painting · borderless · digital display

Family

frame, picture, framework, pictures, depict, framed, pictured, framing, frames

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G