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Yiddish
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian гобеле́н (gobelén), from the name of French manufacturer Jean Gobelin. Compare German Gobelin.
Noun
גאָבעלען • (gobelen) m, plural גאָבעלענען (gobelenen)
- tapestry
- Synonyms: וואַנטגעוועב (vantgeveb), באַשלאָג (bashlog)
References
- Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “גאָבעלען”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN