/at"l yay', at'l yay"/ ; Fr. /annteu lyay"/ , n. , pl. ateliers /at"l yayz', at'l yayz"/ ; Fr. /annteu lyay"/ .
a workshop or studio, esp. of an artist, artisan, or designer.
[ 1830-40; astele chip ( astella, dim. of L astula, var. of assula splinter, equiv. to ass ( is ) plank + -ula -ULE) + -ier -IER 2 ]