Gobelin
Americanadjective
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made at the tapestry factory established in Paris in the 15th century by the Gobelins, a French family of dyers and weavers.
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resembling the tapestry made at the Gobelin factory.
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of Gobelin
First recorded in 1780–90
Example Sentences
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The ingenuity of repeating the colors of the Gobelin tapestry hanging in the great hall in the room’s furnishings was also carefully noted.
From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2015
Other walls are hung with Gobelin tapestries, vintage posters, miniatures, chinoiserie and oils, including a Viennese museum interior once presented as a gift from a cousin of Emperor Franz Josef.
From New York Times ● Dec. 29, 2010
The Grande Salle is 70 feet long, decorated with rich Gobelin tapestries showing Diana the Huntress, and dominated by three huge crystal chandeliers.
From Time Magazine Archive
At Aubusson, Beauvais and the world-famous Gobelin tapestry works in Paris, descendants of the medieval masters still labored.
From Time Magazine Archive
They saw Gobelin tapestries at the French Pavilion and the life-mask of Abraham Lincoln among the exhibits of the American Bronze Company.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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