Gobelin

American  

[gob-uh-lin, goh-buh-, gaw-blan] / ˈgɒb ə lɪn, ˈgoʊ bə-, gɔˈblɛ̃ /

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.

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Gobelin British  

/ ɡɔblɛ̃, ˈɡəʊbəlɪn /

adjective

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

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noun

1. a tapestry of this kind

Etymology

Origin of Gobelin

First recorded in 1780–90

Example Sentences

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 palace walls are decked with priceless Gobelin and Beauvais tapestries, the floors with Savon-nerie carpets.

From Time Magazine Archive

The art of tapestry weaving, which is as old as civilization itself, reached an aesthetic peak during the Renaissance, especially in the manufactory founded by the Parisian dye worker Jean Gobelin.

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