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

noun

1. a tapestry of this kind

Word History and Origins

Origin of Gobelin¹

First recorded in 1780–90

Word History and Origins

Origin of Gobelin¹

C19: from the Gobelin family, who founded the factory

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

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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