atelier

noun

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

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The future is full of opportunities, Guillaume said in the interview, adding that the atelier will be opening a showroom in New York’s D&D Building building located on 3rd and 58th in March or April of this year. Sofia Celeste, WWD, 30 Jan. 2025 The garment took two of the atelier’s seamstresses more than 600 hours — or 25 days — to stitch by hand and is embellished with Swarovski crystals, golden embroidery featuring Byzantine crosses and Versace’s signature draping inspired by Ancient Greek peplum dresses. Lisa Klaassen and Serene Nourrisson, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025 Embroidered doors, ceilings with hand-cut patterns, and intricate furniture inlays are examples of the atelier’s smaller, subtler work. Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 19 Jan. 2025 Although Schiaparelli’s atelier closed in the 1940s, the house has been revived. Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for atelier 

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 3 Feb. 2025.

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