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Gobelin
[ gob-uh-lin, goh-buh-; French gaw-blan ]
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.
Gobelin
/ ɡɔblɛ̃; ˈɡəʊbəlɪn /
adjective
- of or resembling tapestry made at the Gobelins' factory in Paris, having vivid pictorial scenes
noun
- a tapestry of this kind
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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.
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In 1603 a new factory was started at Paris, under royal patronage, in the workshop of a family of dyers named Gobelin.
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Go-b'lan´, so called from Gilles Gobelin, a famous tapestry maker of Paris in the fifteenth century.
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This enhances the value of any Gobelin that was sold to assist the Treasury in 1852.
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There are in the state-rooms some fine Gobelin tapestries, inlaid cabinets, superb clocks, and a malachite vase and doors.
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