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Gobelin

Gobelin noun: a mainly French and Flemish type of tapestry having richly coloured pictorial designs.

Noun

Gobelin (plural Gobelins)

  1. A mainly French and Flemish type of tapestry having richly coloured pictorial designs.
    • So this was my future home, I thought![…]Backed by towering hills, the but faintly discernible purple line of the French boundary off to the southwest, a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat, fleecy little clouds, it in truth looked a dear little city; the city of one's dreams.1908, W[illiam] B[lair] M[orton] Ferguson, chapter IV, in Zollenstein, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC, page 40

Forms of Gobelin

pluralGobelins

Origin of Gobelin

Named after a Parisian manufacturing company founded by Jean Gobelin, whose French name derives from German Kobold (“evil gnome”).

Phrases with Gobelin

Questions about Gobelin

What does Gobelin mean?
Gobelin means a mainly French and Flemish type of tapestry having richly coloured pictorial designs.
What part of speech is Gobelin?
Gobelin is a noun.
What is the plural of Gobelin?
The plural of Gobelin is Gobelins.

Words near Gobelin in the dictionary

  1. gobby
  2. gobdaw
  3. gobdaws
  4. gobe-mouche
  5. Gobel
  6. Gobelin
  7. Gobelin scarlet
  8. Gobelins
  9. Gobels
  10. gobemouche
  11. gobemouches

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