Word of the Day for Tuesday, January 5, 2010
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atelier \at-l-YAY\, noun:
atelier \at-l-YAY\, noun:
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A workshop; a studio.
A workshop; a studio.
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The B.O. is using the United States as his atelier for crafting and implementing his socialist-Marxist agenda.
The B.O. is using the United States as his atelier for crafting and implementing his socialist-Marxist agenda.
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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Atelier comes from French, from Old French astelier, "carpenter's shop," from astele, "splinter," from Late Latin astella, alteration of Latin astula, itself an alteration of assula, "a shaving, a chip," diminutive of assis, "board."
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