atelier (er as a)

[Fr.] A workshop, The word has other meanings in French. [Lat. A tell an us, from A-těl-lạn, a. & s. Atella, an ancient Camp an i an town belonging to the Osci.] A. As adjective: Pertaining or relating to Atella, or to the farces there acted. "Their Fescenuin and A tell an way of wit was in early days prohibited."-Shaftesbury. B. As substantive : A popular kind of farces acted by the young men of Atella. They seem to have consisted of burlesque metrical imitations of the dialect and manners of the peasantry. Many old poets... did write fescennines, atellans, and lascivious songs." - Burton: Anat. of Mel ., p. 414. "Love-stories, plays, comedies, atellans , jigs."-Ibid., p. 542. ăt'-ĕ-lō-, in compos. [Gr. ἀτελής ( atelēs ) =... imperfect.] Med.: Imperfect, as atelo- gnathia = malformation of the jaws. ạ těm pō, a těm po prí-mō, used as adv. [Ital., the same as Lat. in tempore = in time, or in tempore primo = in the first time.] Music: In the original time, signifying that after any change of time in a musical composition the original time is to be resumed. ạ těm pò gì-ûs'-tō, used as adv . [Ital., the same as Lat. in tempore jus to = in just time.] Music: In just, marked, or proper time. *ăt'-ěn, prep. [AT, ATTE. Contracted from at then .] aten end. At end; finally. a-tě'nd, pa . par . [A.S. atendan.] Set alight, set fire to. ( Sir Ferumbras , 3,280.) * at-e-neş, adv . [AT-ANIS, ENES.] *a-těnt', s. [From attentum , sup. of attend a .] [ATTEND.] An object, an intention. ( Sir Amadas , 372.)