Gobelin

[ gob-uh-lin, goh-buh-; French gaw-blan ]

/ ˈgɒb ə lɪn, ˈgoʊ bə-; French gɔˈblɛ̃ /

adjective

made at the tapestry factory established in Paris in the 15th century by the Gobelins, a French family of dyers and weavers.

resembling the tapestry made at the Gobelin factory.

Origin of Gobelin

First recorded in 1780–90

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Examples from the Web for gobelin

His chamber was vaulted, and the walls painted in the style of Gobelin tapestry; they represented the whole of Olympus.
O. T.|Hans Christian Andersen
These walls are covered with silk, and the tapestry is gobelin.
Around The Tea-Table|T. De Witt Talmage
For working flowers, you must have two meshes, one-seventh of an inch in width, and the pattern must be worked in gobelin stitch.
The Ladies' Work-Table Book|Anonymous
In spite of Marats report the Gobelin manufactory was not interfered with; not at least in theory.
Old and New Paris, v. 2|Henry Sutherland Edwards

Mud-hens, in their midsummer fluttering, had woven the rushes into a Gobelin tapestry.
The Colossus|Opie Read

British Dictionary definitions for gobelin

Gobelin

/ (ˈɡəʊbəlɪn, French ɡɔblɛ̃) /

adjective

of or resembling tapestry made at the Gobelins' factory in Paris, having vivid pictorial scenes

noun

a tapestry of this kind

Word Origin for Gobelin

C19: from the Gobelin family, who founded the factory

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