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Gobelin

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

adjective

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


Gobelin

/ ɡɔblɛ̃; ˈɡəʊbəlɪn /

adjective

  1. of or resembling tapestry made at the Gobelins' factory in Paris, having vivid pictorial scenes
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. a tapestry of this kind
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Gobelin1

First recorded in 1780–90
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Gobelin1

C19: from the Gobelin family, who founded the factory
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Example Sentences

Now his colouring is chic, capricious, and coquettish, now it is that of the most delicate faded Gobelin tapestry.

In 1603 a new factory was started at Paris, under royal patronage, in the workshop of a family of dyers named Gobelin.

Go-b'lan´, so called from Gilles Gobelin, a famous tapestry maker of Paris in the fifteenth century.

This enhances the value of any Gobelin that was sold to assist the Treasury in 1852.

There are in the state-rooms some fine Gobelin tapestries, inlaid cabinets, superb clocks, and a malachite vase and doors.

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