atelier

noun

ate·​lier ˌa-tᵊl-ˈyā How to pronounce atelier (audio)
1
: an artist's or designer's studio or workroom
2

Examples of atelier in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The space features a hospital-clean watchmaking atelier with full visibility from the street, and high-tech equipment sitting right at the window. Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 14 May 2024 Best Shopping Godi Fiorenza This boutique and atelier of sisters Patrizia and Samanta Fiorenza is now in its 20th year. Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2024 The gown was handmade with lace, silk, taffeta and tulle Handmade by Rose and 30 seamstresses in MGM’s studio ateliers, the gown was made of 300 yards of antique Belgian lace and 150 yards of silk, taffeta and tulle. Ariana Quihuiz, Peoplemag, 12 May 2024 Each one drags the viewer through endless human suffering, whether behind the gates of Auschwitz or in a Soviet work camp or even in a Paris atelier where Dior is all but forced to design gowns for the wives of the Nazi officers whose minions are holding his sister, Catherine, captive. TIME, 8 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for atelier 

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Word History

Etymology

French, from Middle French astelier woodpile, from astele splinter, from Late Latin astella, diminutive of Latin astula

First Known Use

1699, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of atelier was in 1699

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“Atelier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/atelier. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.

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