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 Everything is designed in-house in Belgium, and produced by a small atelier in Portugal. Miles Socha, WWD, 15 June 2024 At Lelong’s atelier, Dior resignedly sketches and drapes a ball gown for a Nazi gala. Fawnia Soo Hoo, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 June 2024 It might even be heightened in Tiffany’s modern atelier, now led by Nathalie Verdeille, an immense design talent poached from Cartier three years ago. Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 12 June 2024 The ateliers were set free post the revolutions, the guilds were abolished and there was this enormous growth of the French know-how, a savoir faire. Funmi Fetto, Vogue, 11 June 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 2 Jul. 2024.

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