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Gobelin family(encyclopedia)

Gobelin (iou)



Gobelin adjective & noun. Also (as noun) Gobelins. L18.
[from Gobelins, the French State-owned carpet and tapestry factory in Paris, named after its founders, the 15th-cent. Gobelin family, weavers and dyers.]
A. adjective. Designating things obtained from or associated with the Gobelins. L18.
Gobelin blue a greenish blue typically used in Gobelin tapestry. Gobelin stitch a short upright embroidery stitch, sometimes worked over a padded backing, giving the effect of tapestry. Gobelin tapestry (an imitation of) a tapestry made at the Gobelins.
b. noun. (A) Gobelin tapestry. E19.
C. Wilmot The apartments were hung over with fine Gobelins.