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atelier - 4 dictionary results

at⋅el⋅ier

[at-l-yey, at-l-yey; Fr. atuh-lyey]
–noun, plural at⋅el⋅iers [at-l-yeyz, at-l-yeyz; Fr. atuh-lyey] .
a workshop or studio, esp. of an artist, artisan, or designer.

Origin:
1830–40; < F: lit., pile of chips (hence, workshop); OF astele chip (< LL astella, dim. of L astula, var. of assula splinter, equiv. to ass(is) plank + -ula -ule ) + -ier -ier 2
at·el·ier   (āt'l-yā')   
n.  A workshop or studio, especially for an artist or designer.

[French, from Old French astelier, carpenter's shop, from astele, splinter, from Late Latin astella, alteration of Latin astula, diminutive of assis, board.]

Atelier

A`te*lier"\n. [F.] A workshop; a studio.
Language Translation for : atelier
Spanish: taller,
German: der Berieb,
Japanese: 作業場

atelier 
1840, from Fr., from O.Fr. astelier "workshop," from astele "small plank, a shaving, splinter," probably from L.L. hastella "a thin stick," dim. of hasta "spear, shaft."
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